The Danish aristocrat and astronomer Tycho Brahe personified the inventive vitality of Renaissance life in the sixteenth century. Brahe lost his nose in a student duel, wrote Latin poetry, and built one of the most astonishing villas of the late Renaissance, while virtually inventing team research and establishing the fundamental rules of empirical science. His observatory at Uraniborg functioned as a satellite to Hamlet's castle of Kronborg until Tycho abandoned it to end his days at the court of the Holy Roman Emperor ...
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The Danish aristocrat and astronomer Tycho Brahe personified the inventive vitality of Renaissance life in the sixteenth century. Brahe lost his nose in a student duel, wrote Latin poetry, and built one of the most astonishing villas of the late Renaissance, while virtually inventing team research and establishing the fundamental rules of empirical science. His observatory at Uraniborg functioned as a satellite to Hamlet's castle of Kronborg until Tycho abandoned it to end his days at the court of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. This illustrated biography presents a new and dynamic view of Tycho's life, reassessing his gradual separation of astrology from astronomy and his key relationships with Johannes Kepler, his sister Sophie, and his kinsmen at the court of King Frederick II.
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Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 288 p. Renaissance Lives. Audience: General/trade. Tycho Brahe and the measure of the heavens Author: John R Christianson Publisher: London Reaktion Books 2020 Series: Renaissance Lives Summary: The Danish aristocrat and astronomer Tycho Brahe personified the inventive vitality of Renaissance life in the sixteenth century. Brahe lost his nose in a student duel, wrote Latin poetry and built one of the most astonishing villas of the period, as well as the observatory Uraniborg, while virtually inventing team research and establishing the fundamental rules of empirical science. This illustrated biography presents a new and dynamic view of Tycho's life, reassessing his gradual separation of astrology from astronomy, and his key relationships with Johannes Kepler, his sister, Sophie, and his kinsmen at the court of King Frederick II. Subjects Brahe, Tycho--1546-1601 Astronomie ISBN: 9781789142341 1789142342 OCLC Number: 1197547602 Notes: Literaturverzeichnis Seite 230-273. Description: 288 Seiten Illustrationen Contents: Preface: Denmark and the Renaissance--1: Birthright Challenged, 1546-70--2: Cloister into Observatory: The New Star, 1570-73--3: Finding a New Life, 1573-6--4: Treasures of the Sea King: Kronborg and Uraniborg, 1576-82--5: Star Castle: Going Down to See Up, 1582-8--6: On the Move, 1588-99--7: The Emperor's Astrologer and his Legacy, 1599-1687. Series Title: Renaissance Lives Responsibility: John Robert Christianson.
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