How was Tycho Brahe influenced in the 17th century to inspire his cosmological idea of the heliocentric theory with a stationary earth?

Well, heck, I don't know.
Maybe those voices in his head finally got to him.
Oh, wait, that's Rene Descartes.

I don't understand why I'm spending a perfectly fine Wednesday night studying for a World Area Studies quiz. It's not like it's going to be hard -- okay, I'm lying. It's going to hurt like New Year's morning with a hangover. But why am I so obsessed with getting an A on this baby?
It's got nothing to do with that 84 on my science test, of course.
That darndest little 84.
Nope.
Not that at all.
Nuh-uh.

Excuse me while I hit my head against a brick wall.