Great Astronomers: Tycho Brahe

Great Astronomers: Tycho Brahe

By Robert Stawell Ball

This is the chapter on 16th century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe from Sir Robert S. Ball's Great Astronomers, second edition, which begins: "The most picturesque figure in the history of astronomy. . . Tycho Brahe was alike notable for his astronomical genius and for the extraordinary vehemence of a character which was by no means perfect.

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Publisher: Independently Published
Publish Date: 08/05/2019
Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 9781086788501
ISBN-10: 1086788508
Language: English

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This is the chapter on 16th century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe from Sir Robert S. Ball's Great Astronomers, second edition, which begins: "The most picturesque figure in the history of astronomy ... Tycho Brahe was alike notable for his astronomical genius and for the extraordinary vehemence of a character which was by no means perfect. His romantic career as a philosopher, and his taste for splendour as a Danish noble, his ardent friendships and his furious quarrels, make him an ideal subject for a biographer, while the magnificent astronomical work which he accomplished has given him imperishable fame. ...

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