The latest in the current season’s History of Astronomy meetings took place at Royal Museums Greenwich on 21st April. The talk, entitled “Tycho Brahe and his Legacy”, was given by Dr Emma Perkins of the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge University. Emma started by describing Tycho’s early life in Denmark. He was born in 1546, heir to several noble families. He grew up well educated, and his interest in astronomy as a youth led him to learn the night