On Tycho's Island: Tycho Brahe, Science, and Culture in the Sixteenth Century - Christianson, John Robert (Luther College, Iowa) - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9780521008846 - October 14, 2002
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This book explores Brahe's wide range of activities which encompass much more than his reputed role of astronomer. Christianson broadens this singular perspective by portraying Brahe as Platonic philosopher, Paracelsian chemist, Ovidian poet, and devoted family man.


374 pages, 72 b/w illus. 4 maps

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 14, 2002
ISBN13 9780521008846
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 374
Dimensions 227 × 152 × 28 mm   ·   552 g
Language English  

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