Book: Tycho Brahe: A Picture Of Scientific Life And Work In The Sixteenth Century This volume attempts to add another link to the chain of works illustrating the birth of modern astronomy, by reviewing the life and work of Tycho Brahe, the reformer of observational astronomy. Contents: The Revival of Astronomy in Europe; Tycho Brahe's Youth; The New Star of 1572; Tycho's Oration on Astrology and his travels in 1575; Island of Hveen; Tycho's Life at Hveen; Tycho's Book on the Comet of 1577; Further Work on the Star of 1572; Last years at Hveen; Tycho's Life from his leaving Hveen until his arrival at Prague; Tycho Brahe in Bohemia; Scientific Achievements. Illustrated.
Details of Book: Tycho Brahe: A Picture Of Scientific Life And Work In The Sixteenth Century Book: Tycho Brahe: A Picture Of Scientific Life And Work In The Sixteenth Century
Author: J. L. E. Dreyer
ISBN: 1432619616
ISBN-13: 9781432619619
, 978-1432619619
Binding: Hardcover
Publishing Date: Jan 2004
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Number of Pages: 432
Language: English