Sophia Brahe Sophia Brahe Sophia or Sophie Brahe or after marriage Sophie Thott Lange (22 September 1556 or 24 August 1559 – 1643), was a Danish horticulturalist with knowledge of astronomy, chemistry, and medicine. She assisted her brother Tycho Brahe with his astronomical observations. She was born in Knudstrup, as the youngest of ten children, to Otte Brahe "rigsråd," or advisor to the King of Denmark; and Beate Bille Brahe, leader of the royal household for Queen Sophie. Sophia's oldest brother was astronomer Tycho Brahe. Though he was both more than a decade her senior and raised in a separate household, the
MF Tycho Brahe in Tomrefjord, Norway. Currently, the ship is owned by Scandlines A/S and operated by Scandlines GmbH. Between 1991 and 1997, M/F "Tycho Brahe" was owned by DSB Rederi. M/F "Tycho Brahe" can carry 1250 passengers, 260 trucks, 240 cars and 9 passenger train coaches at one time. The ship has three railtracks with the total length of 266 meters. M/F "Tycho Brahe" has a sister ship, . The two ships are scheduled to be converted to full electric propulsion with 4 MWh batteries each, being recharged from land by a robot when docked. Two of the four diesel engines will