Short answers, pulled from the story.
Thomas Digges published a radical appendix to his father's almanac in 1576. This text was titled A Perfit Description of the Caelestiall Orbes and introduced the Copernican system to English readers for the first time.
John Dee became the guardian of Thomas Digges after the death of Leonard Digges in 1559. Dee was a Renaissance natural philosopher who guided the young Thomas through the intellectual currents of the Elizabethan era.
Thomas Digges died on the 24th of August 1595. He was buried in the chancel of the church of St Mary Aldermanbury in London.
Thomas Digges excluded his brother James Digges and a man named William Digges from his will proved on the 1st of September 1595. This exclusion suggests a deep rift within the family regarding inheritance or scientific legacy.
Thomas Digges calculated the parallax of the supernova of 1572 and concluded the star was located beyond the orbit of the Moon. This finding directly contradicted the teachings of Aristotle who believed the heavens were immutable.