Tycho Brahe days list. One should also note that Denmark was on the Julian calendar until 1700, when it switched to the Gregorian calendar. Medieval calendars often contained lists of "dies Ægyptiaci", "Egyptian days", that also were held to be unlucky. The Egyptian days were: These too were days considered unlucky to begin any enterprise. Physicians were especially discouraged from performing bloodletting on the Egyptian days. Tycho Brahe days In the folklore of Scandinavia, Tycho Brahe days (Danish: "Tycho Brahes-dage"; Norwegian: "Tycho Brahedager"; Swedish: "Tycho Brahe-dagar") are days judged to be especially unlucky, especially for magical work, and important business transactions[ and personal
Tycho Brahe know that it is 7,500 light-years from Earth). This discovery was decisive for his choice of astronomy as a profession. Tycho was strongly critical of those who dismissed the implications of the astronomical appearance, writing in the preface to "De nova stella": ""O crassa ingenia. O caecos coeli spectatores"" ("Oh thick wits. Oh blind watchers of the sky"). The publication of his discovery made him a well-known name among scientists across Europe. Tycho continued with his detailed observations, often assisted by his first assistant and student, his younger sister Sophie Brahe. In 1574, Tycho published the observations made in 1572