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_fourth_ it was equal to _Sirius_; in the _fifth_ to _Lyra_; in the
_sixth_ and _seventh_ to stars of the _second_ magnitude; in the
_eighth_, _ninth_, and _tenth_, to stars of the _third_ magnitude; in
the _eleventh_, _twelfth_, and _thirteenth_, to stars of the _fourth_
magnitude; in the _fourteenth_ and _fifteenth_ to stars of the _fifth_
magnitude; and in the _sixteenth_ month to stars of the _sixth_
magnitude. After this it became so small that it at last disappeared.
Its colour changed also with its size. At first it was white and bright;
in the third month it began to become yellowish; in the fifth it became
reddish like Aldebaran; and in the seventh and eighth it became bluish
like Saturn; growing afterwards duller and duller. Its place in the
heavens was invariable. Its longitude was in the 6th degree and 54th
minute of Taurus; and its latitude 53 deg. 45' north. Its right ascension
was 0 deg. 26-2/5' and its declination 61 deg. 46-3/4'. It had no parallax, and
was unquestionably situated in the region of the fixed stars.

After Tycho had published his book, he proposed to travel into Germany
and Italy, but he was seized with a fever, and he had no sooner
recovered from it, than he became involved in a love affair, which
frustrated all his schemes. Although Tycho was afraid of casting a
stain upon his nobility by publishing his observations on the new star,
yet he did not scruple to debase his lineage by marrying a peasant girl
of the village of Knudstorp. This event took place in 1573, and in 1574
his wife gave birth to his daughter Magdalene. Tycho's noble relations
were deeply offended at this imprudent step; and so far did the mutual
animosity of the parties extend, that the King himself was obliged to
effect a reconciliation.

The fame of our author as an astronomer and mathematician was now so
high, that several young Danish nobles requested him to deliver a course
of lectures upon these interesting subjects. This application was
seconded by Pratensis, Danzeus, and all his best friends; but their
solicitations were vain. The King at last made the request in a way
which ensured its being granted, and Tycho delivered a course of
lectures, in which he not only gave a full view of the science of
astronomy, but defended and explained all the reveries of astrology.

Having finished his lectures, and arranged his domestic affairs, he set
out on his projected journey about the beginning of the spring of 1575,