The Lord of Uraniborg
A Biography of Tycho Brahe
- Paperback
- ISBN:9780521033077
- Publication date:February 2007
- 536pages
- Dimensions: 228 x 152 mm
- Weight: 0.78kg
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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.
