FWIW, Tycho's nova of 1572 was the new star in Hamlet. Shakespeare lived near Thomas Digges the astronomer, who was a friend of Tycho, who was descended from th

FWIW, Tycho's nova of 1572 was the new star in Hamlet. Shakespeare lived near Thomas Digges the astronomer, who was a friend of Tycho, who was descended from the Rosenkrantz and Gyldenstierne families.