The Lord of Uraniborg :
Thoren, Victor E.,
The Lord of Uraniborg : a biography of Tycho Brahe / Victor E. Thoren ; with contributions by John R. Christianson. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1990. - 1 online resource (xi, 523 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
1. A noble humanist -- 2. The new star -- 3. Becoming a professional -- 4. The first years on Hven: 1576-1579 -- 5. Urania's castle -- 6. The flowering of Uraniborg -- 7. First renovations: the solar theory -- 8. The tychonic system of the world -- 9. High tide: 1586-1591 -- 10. The theory of the motion of the moon -- 11. The last years at Uraniborg -- 12. Exile -- 13. A home away from home?
The Lord of Uraniborg is 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 range of readers interested in astronomy, history of astronomy and the history of science will find this book fascinating.
9780511665417 (ebook)
Brahe, Tycho, 1546-1601.
Astronomers--Denmark--Biography.
Astronomy--History--16th century.
QB36.B8 / T49 1990
520/.92
The Lord of Uraniborg : a biography of Tycho Brahe / Victor E. Thoren ; with contributions by John R. Christianson. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1990. - 1 online resource (xi, 523 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
1. A noble humanist -- 2. The new star -- 3. Becoming a professional -- 4. The first years on Hven: 1576-1579 -- 5. Urania's castle -- 6. The flowering of Uraniborg -- 7. First renovations: the solar theory -- 8. The tychonic system of the world -- 9. High tide: 1586-1591 -- 10. The theory of the motion of the moon -- 11. The last years at Uraniborg -- 12. Exile -- 13. A home away from home?
The Lord of Uraniborg is 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 range of readers interested in astronomy, history of astronomy and the history of science will find this book fascinating.
9780511665417 (ebook)
Brahe, Tycho, 1546-1601.
Astronomers--Denmark--Biography.
Astronomy--History--16th century.
QB36.B8 / T49 1990
520/.92