The Lord of Uraniborg
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.
Product details
February 2007Paperback
9780521033077
536 pages
228 × 152 × 35 mm
0.809kg
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 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?
- Epilogue
- Appendices
- Author index
- Subject index.
