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.
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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.
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"Uraniborg" Scholarly, Fascinating, and Comprehensive,
By Joshua E. Colwell (Orlando FL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lord of Uraniborg: A Biography of Tycho Brahe (Hardcover)
"The Lord of Uraniborg" is a scholarly description of the life of Tycho Brahe, the eccentric and brilliant Danish astronomer whose work laid the foundation for the discovery of the motion of the planets by Johannes Kepler. Author Victor Thoren demolishes a number of myths about Brahe, while at the same time his exhaustive research into historical records reveals a number of fascinating aspects of Tycho's life. In the case of Tycho Brahe, truth is both stranger and more entertaining than any fiction that has been created about him. For example, he did not die of a burst bladder following a night of excessive drinking. But he did die of uremia caused most likely by an enlarged prostate which prevented urination. His dying words to Kepler, "let me not seem to have lived in vain", could not have been scripted better for a man who sought immortality through science. Readers should be aware that this book is not written in a style intended for the general public. It is a work of historical scholarship, and is packed with the kind of detail that some may find trivial. However, the sheer weight of these historical records (letters and official documents) helps to create a vivid and convincing portrait of this unique individual.
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Dr. Thoren rocks!,
By KathyM (Michigan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lord of Uraniborg: A Biography of Tycho Brahe (Hardcover)
OK, I'm biased because I used to work for the man at Indiana University. I typed much of the manuscript and enjoyed every word. He took a very dry topic and made it interesting for the non-historian-of-science. Tyco himself was quite the character, outside of his intellectual accomplishments.
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Excavating the heavens,
This review is from: The Lord of Uraniborg: A Biography of Tycho Brahe (Hardcover)
Victor Thoren has done a remarkable job with what looks like relatively scant material. He draws as detailed a picture as possible not only of Tycho the astronomer and nobleman, but also the man. And it is in this latter department that his lack of material and references is sensed. Nevertheless, as far as the science and technology is concerned, he has done an excellent job in rebuilding for us all of Tycho's instruments and reconstructing the environment and atmosphere where these remarkable measurements were made.This is not an "easy" read for the lay person, but will be rewarding eventually with a little determination.
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AMONG the mass of detail that constitutes the personal, social, cultural, and intellectual background of Tycho Brahe's scientific achievement, the one indispensable fact is that he was born a Brahe, that is, born not merely into the Danish nobility but also into the small fraction of the noble class that had historically played significant roles in the administration, governance, and defense of the realm. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tycho Brahe, King Frederick, University of Copenhagen, Peder Oxe, Niels Hemmingsen, Steen Bille, King Christian, Esge Bille, Inger Oxe, Niels Krag, Herrevad Abbey, Caspar Peucer, Jergen Brahe, Otte Brahe, Erik Lange, New York, Queen Sophie, Axel Brahe, Johannes Kepler, John Christianson, Heinrich Rantzov, Holger Rosenkrantz, Johannes Franciscus, Kronborg Castle, Peder Sorensen New!
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AMONG the mass of detail that constitutes the personal, social, cultural, and intellectual background of Tycho Brahe's scientific achievement, the one indispensable fact is that he was born a Brahe, that is, born not merely into the Danish nobility but also into the small fraction of the noble class that had historically played significant roles in the administration, governance, and defense of the realm. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tycho Brahe, King Frederick, University of Copenhagen, Peder Oxe, Niels Hemmingsen, Steen Bille, King Christian, Esge Bille, Inger Oxe, Niels Krag, Herrevad Abbey, Caspar Peucer, Jergen Brahe, Otte Brahe, Erik Lange, New York, Queen Sophie, Axel Brahe, Johannes Kepler, John Christianson, Heinrich Rantzov, Holger Rosenkrantz, Johannes Franciscus, Kronborg Castle, Peder Sorensen New!
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- The Crime of Claudius Ptolemy by Professor Robert R. Newton on page 155, page 174, and page 299
- Vistas in Astronomy by P. Beer on page 230, and Back Matter
- Midwest Studies in Philosophy: Philosophy of Science by Peter A. French on page 80, and page 393
- The Birth of History and Philosophy of Science: Kepler's 'A Defence of Tycho against Ursus' with Essays on its Provenance and Significance by Nicholas Jardine on page 80, and page 393
- Vistas in Astronomy by Arthur Beer on page 230, and Back Matter
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- Francis Bacon and the Transformation of Early-Modern Philosophy by Stephen Gaukroger on page 73, and page 164
- Tycho and Kepler: The Unlikely Partnership That Forever Changed Our Understanding of the Heavens by Kitty Ferguson on page 2, and Back Matter
- Galileo: Decisive Innovator (Cambridge Science Biographies) by Michael Sharratt in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Tycho & Kepler by Kitty Ferguson on page 2, and Back Matter
- Heavenly Intrigue: Johannes Kepler, Tycho Brahe, and the Murder Behind One of History's Greatest Scientific Discoveries by Joshua Gilder in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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