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 | #5960790 in Books |  Cambridge University Press |  2007-04-09 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.98 x.87 x5.98l,1.59 | File type: PDF | 370 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Thick & thin|By C. M. Levin|I took on Tycho Brahe as a hero when I was in high school. At the time, I only knew of Dreyer's biography of the original great Dane. While this isn't a large book, it makes for very thick reading. This book ties Tycho into the larger community of astronomers in Renaissance Europe, where he stood, not as a solitary giant, but as a mighty figure surro

This book is a study of the astronomical culture of sixteenth-century Europe. It examines, in particular, the ways in which members of the nascent international astronomical community shared information, attracted patronage and respect for their work, and conducted their disputes. Particular attention is paid to the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), known for his observatory Uraniborg on the island of Hven, his operation of a printing press, and his development ...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Bearing the Heavens: Tycho Brahe and the Astronomical Community of the Late Sixteenth Century   |  Adam Mosley. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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