Tycho Brahe: A Picture of Scientific Life and Work in the Sixteenth CenturyDescribes the life of Tycho Brahe, the famous 16th century Danish astronomer - brilliant, bold, imaginative, highly irascible, ruthless vindictive. |
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CHAPTER L | 1 |
THE ISLAND OF HVEEN AND TYCHO BRAHES OBSER | 5 |
CHAPTER II | 10 |
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