I have discovered that the planets do not move in perfect circles, but in ellipses.
— Tycho Brahe Early Modern

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A (mistaken) claim he made, anticipating Kepler's work

Date / Period

c. 1590s

Category

Humorous

Source

https://www.jstor.org/stable/27721867

Verification

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Found in 1 providers: grok

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