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Kepler did it without a telescope, using Tycho's naked-eye observations.
by Finnucane 1y ago
Kepler did it without a telescope, using Tycho's naked-eye observations.
- zokier 1y agoBrahe did have large quadrants (and armillarys) though, which in this context is not all that different especially when you factor in how much light pollution impacts observations. Not to take away from Brahes exceptional ability at naked eye observations, but the key here is having some sort of instrument that enables precise measurements, be it telescope on a mount or huge mural quadrant.