The Lord of Uraniborg A Biography of Tycho Brahe |
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| Author:
| Thoren, Victor E. |
| Contribution by:
| Christianson, John Robert |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-35158-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1991 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $205.00 |
Book Description:
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A comprehensive biography of Tycho Brahe, father of modern astronomy, famed alchemist and littérateur of the sixteenth-century Danish Renaissance. Written in a lively and engaging style, Victor Thoren's biography offers interesting perspectives on Tycho's life and presents alternative analyses of virtually every aspect of his scientific work.
A comprehensive biography of Tycho Brahe, father of modern astronomy, famed alchemist and littérateur of the sixteenth-century Danish Renaissance. Written in a lively and engaging style, Victor Thoren's biography offers interesting perspectives on Tycho's life and presents alternative analyses of virtually every aspect of his scientific work.