On Tycho's Island: Tycho Brahe and His Assistants, 1570-1601

by John Robert Christianson

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A Platonic philosopher, Paracelsian chemist, Ovidian poet, and devoted family man, Tycho Brahe was the last Renaissance man and the first great organizer of modern science. This book provides the fullest portrait available of the research and cultural interests of the man who became the premier patron-practitioner of science in sixteenth-century Europe. Starting from Brahe's well reputed role of astronomer, author Christianson adds lesser known details...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:052165081X

ISBN13:9780521650816

Release Date:December 1999

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:464 Pages

Weight:1.65 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

16th Century Astronomy Astronomy & Astrophysics Astronomy & Space Science Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Denmark Education & Reference

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