Tycho Brahe, the scandalous astronomer - Dan Wenkel

Tiho Brahe, skandalozni astronom - Den Venkel (Dan Wenkel)

Prevodilac: Miloš Milosavljević Lektor: Mile Živković

How do you imagine the life of a scientist?

Kako zamišljate život naučnika?

Boring and monotonous,

Dosadan i monoton,

spending endless hours in the lab

uz beskrajne sate u laboratoriji

with no social interaction?

bez društvenog kontakta?

Maybe for some but not Tycho Brahe.

Možda je to slučaj nekih naučnika, ali ne i Tiha Brahea.

The 16th century scholar who accurately predicted planetary motion

Učenjak iz 16. veka, koji je tačno predvideo kretanje planeta

and cataloged hundreds of stars before the telescope had been invented

i popisao stotine zvezda pre nego što je izmišljen teleskop,

also had a cosmic-sized personal life.

takođe je imao i kosmički privatni život.

Tycho Brahe was born in 1546 to Danish nobles,

Tiho Brahe je rođen 1546. u danskoj plemićkoj porodici,

but at age two was kidnapped to be raised by his uncle instead.

ali kad je imao dve godine, kidnapovali su ga i odgajio ga je ujak.

His parents didn't seem to mind.

Njegovim roditeljima to izgleda nije smetalo.

Tycho was supposed to have a career in law,

Tiho je trebalo da bude pravnik,

but after witnessing a solar eclipse at thirteen,

ali pošto je video pomračenje sunca sa 13 godina,

počeo je da provodi više vremena

he began spending more time

with mathematics and science professors,

sa profesorima matematike i nauke

who taught him the art of celestial observation.

koji su ga naučili umetnosti posmatranja neba.

By the time Tycho's uncle sent him off to Germany a few years later,

Do vremena kada ga je ujak poslao u Nemačku, par godina kasnije,

he had lost interest in his law studies,

izgubio je interesovanje za studije prava

instead reading astronomy books,

i umesto toga čitao knjige iz astronomije,

improving his instruments,

usavršavao svoje instrumente

and taking careful notes of the night skies.

i brižljivo vodio beleške o noćnom nebu.

It wasn't long before his own measurements

Ubrzo su njegovi proračuni postali

were more accurate than those in his books.

tačniji od onih u njegovim knjigama.

While in Germany, Tycho got into a bit of an argument

Dok je boravio u Nemačkoj, Tiho je na jednoj žurci

upao u raspravu sa drugim studentom

with another student at a party

over a mathematical formula,

oko matematičke formule,

resulting in a sword duel

što je dovelo do dvoboja mačevima

and Tycho losing a good-sized chunk of his nose.

u kome je Tiho ostao bez jednog dela svog nosa.

After that, he was said to have worn

Posle toga, nosio je

a realistic prosthetic of gold and silver

protetski nos od zlata i srebra

that he would glue onto his face.

koji je lepio na lice.

Fortunately, Tycho didn't need his nose

Srećom, Tihu nije trebao nos

to continue his astronomical work.

da bi nastavio sa svojim astronomskim radom.

He kept studying the night sky

Nastavio je da proučava noćno nebo

and creating all sorts of instruments,

i kreira razne vrste instrumenata,

including a building-sized quadrant for measuring

uključujući i kvadrant veličine zgrade

the angles of stars.

za merenje uglova zvezda.

After months of careful observation,

Posle više meseci

pažljivog posmatranja,

Tycho discovered a new star

Tiho je otkrio novu zvezdu

in the constellation Cassiopeia.

u sazvežđu Kasiopeje.

The publication of this discovery granted him rock star status

Objavljivanje ovog otkrića donelo mu je status rok zvezde

and offers of scientific positions all over Europe.

i ponude za naučne pozicije

širom Evrope.

Wanting to keep him at home,

Želeći da ga zadrži kod kuće,

the King of Denmark offered to give Tycho

danski kralj mu je ponudio

his own personal island with a state of the art observatory.

svoje sopstveno ostrvo

sa najmodernijom opservatorijom.

Called Uraniborg and costing about 1% of Denmark's entire budget,

Pod nazivom Uraniborg i po ceni od 1% celog danskog budžeta,

this observatory was more of a castle,

ova opservatorija je bila više kao zamak,

containing formal gardens,

sa formalnim vrtom,

rooms for family, staff and visiting royalty,

sobama za porodicu, osoblje

i kraljevske goste

and an underground section just for all the giant instruments.

i podzemni deo samo za

ogromne instrumente.

Tiho je sagradio i fabriku hartije

Tycho also built a papermill and printing press

i štampariju

for publishing his papers,

da bi objavljivao svoje radove,

and a lab for studying alchemy.

i laboratoriju za proučavanje alhemije.

And since no castle would be complete

A pošto nijedan zamak nije kompletan

without entertainment,

ako nema zabave,

Tycho employed a clairvoyant dwarf

Tiho je zaposlio patuljka vidovnjaka

named Jep as court jester.

pod imenom Džep kao dvorsku ludu.

Tycho lived on his island,

Tiho je živeo na ostrvu

studying and partying for about 20 years.

20 godina baveći se naukom i provodeći se.

But after falling out with the new Danish King,

Ali, posle svađe

sa novim danskim kraljem,

he took up an invitation from the Holy Roman Emperor

prihvatio je poziv cara Svetog rimskog carstva

to become the official imperial astronomer in Prague.

da postane zvanični carski astronom u Pragu.

There, he met another famous astronomer Johannes Kepler,

Tamo je sreo drugog čuvenog astronoma

Johanesa Keplera,

who became his assistant.

koji je postao njegov asistent.

While Kepler's work interested him,

Tiha je interesovao Keplerov rad,

Tycho was protective of his data,

ali je čuvao svoje podatke

and the two often got into heated arguments.

i njih dvojica su često ulazili u žučne svađe.

In 1601, Tycho attended a formal banquet

Godine 1601., Tiho je bio na jednoj zvaničnoj večeri,

where he drank quite a lot

gde je prilično popio,

but was too polite to leave the table to relieve himself,

ali iz učtivosti nije hteo da ustane

i ode da se olakša,

deciding to tough it out instead.

već je odlučio da trpi.

This proved to be a bad idea,

Ovo se pokazalo kao loša ideja

as he quickly developed a bladder infection

jer je ubrzo dobio infekciju bešike

and died a few days later.

i umro nekoliko dana kasnije.

But over 400 years after his death,

Ali, više od 400 godina posle smrti,

Tycho still had a few surprises up his sleeve.

Tiho je još imao par iznenađenja u rukavu.

When his body was exhumed and studied in 2010,

Kada je njegovo telo

ekshumirano i ispitano 2010.,

the legendary gold and silver nose

legendarnog zlatno-srebrnog nosa

was nowhere to be found,

nigde nije bilo,

with chemical traces suggesting

a hemijski tragovi su ukazivali

that he wore a more casual brass nose instead.

da je nosio neformalniji mesingani nos.

Tycho's mustache hair was also found

Na Tihovim brkovima je takođe pronađena

to contain unusually high levels of toxic mercury.

neuobičajeno visoka količina otrovne žive.

Was it from a medicine used to treat his bladder infection?

Da li je to bilo od leka za infekciju bešike?

A residue from his alchemy experiments?

Ili od njegovih alhemičarskih eksperimenata?

Or did his quarrelsome coworker Johannes Kepler

Ili ga je njegov saradnik Johanes Kepler

poison him to acquire his data?

otrovao da bi došao do njegovih podataka?

We may never know,

Možda nikada nećemo saznati,

but the next time you think scientists lead boring lives,

ali sledeći put kad pomislite da naučnici vode dosadne živote,

dig a little deeper.

zagrebite malo dublje.

A fascinating story may be just beyond the tip of your nose.

Možda vam neka fascinantna priča leži ispred nosa.