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Which European cities did Tycho Brahe visit while studying astronomy?

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Painting of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe wearing a black robe with a white ruffled collar and a gold chain necklace with a large pendant. — Tycho Brahe Tycho Brahe.

Between 1565 and 1570, Tycho Brahe traveled extensively throughout Europe to further his studies in astronomy and mathematics. During this period, he visited and studied in the following cities:

Wittenberg
Rostock
Basel
Augsburg1

Later in his life, following his departure from the island of Ven in 1597, he also spent time in Rostock and Wandsbek (near Hamburg) before ultimately settling in Prague in 1599.1