Negotiations over the marriage of his daughter Magdalene to Gellius, who had been an assistant at Uraniborg for five years, fell apart and caused Tycho extreme grief and family upset.
Negotiations sa kasal ng kanyang anak na babae-Magdala sa Gellius, na naging isang assistant sa Uraniborg para sa limang taon, itumba hiwalay at sanhi Tycho matinding kalungkutan at pamilya mapataob.