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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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An excellent resource
This book is a great resource for those who seek to understand the social background of Denmark on the sixteeenth century. It's not exactly a biography of Tycho, those interested in the astronomer life highlights perhaps would be dissapointed, but if you try to understand the origin and facts of Uraniborg, this book is for you. In my opinion this is an...
Published on September 30, 2007 by Francisco J. Bellido
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2 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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I had to read this book for an assignment and I found that the book was a little to into detail. The last half of the book is a glossary of people that Tycho was aquainted with. The writing is good, but this book is only for people writing their dissertation on Tycho's life.
Published on August 16, 2006 by J. M. Lake
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: On Tycho's Island: Tycho Brahe, Science, and Culture in the Sixteenth Century (Paperback)
This book is a great resource for those who seek to understand the social background of Denmark on the sixteeenth century. It's not exactly a biography of Tycho, those interested in the astronomer life highlights perhaps would be dissapointed, but if you try to understand the origin and facts of Uraniborg, this book is for you.
In my opinion this is an excellent companion to The Lord of Uraniborg by Victor E. Thoren (Author) and John Robert Christianson (Contributor), also author himself of On Tycho's Island.
2 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: On Tycho's Island: Tycho Brahe, Science, and Culture in the Sixteenth Century (Paperback)
I had to read this book for an assignment and I found that the book was a little to into detail. The last half of the book is a glossary of people that Tycho was aquainted with. The writing is good, but this book is only for people writing their dissertation on Tycho's life.
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On Tycho's Island: Tycho Brahe, Science, and Culture in the Sixteenth Century by John Robert Christianson (Paperback - October 14, 2002)
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