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Thomas also studied the heavens himself, and made observations of a supernova seen in 1572, some of which were used by Tycho Brahe in his analysis of that event.

In astronomy, this process really gets under way with Tycho Brahe; in physics, with Pascal.

In 1572 a Danish astronomer named Tycho Brahe noticed a new star in the constellation Cassiopeia.

Graduates of St. John’s commissioned a functioning replica using Brahe’s original drawings and illustrations.

A half-millennium later, when a “new and unusual” star briefly appeared in the constellation Cassiopeia, Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe proclaimed it “a miracle.”