The Lord of Uraniborg
A Biography of Tycho Brahe

A biography of Tycho Brahe.

Victor E. Thoren (Author), John Robert Christianson (Contributions by)

9780521351584, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 26 April 1991

536 pages
24.7 x 17.5 x 3.8 cm, 0.913 kg

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.

Preface
1. A noble humanist
2. The new star
3. Becoming a professional
4. The first years on Hven: 1576–1579
5. Urania's castle
6. The flowering of Uraniborg
7. First renovations: the solar theory
8. The tychonic system of the world
9. High tide: 1586–1591
10. The theory of the motion of the moon
11. The last years at Uraniborg
12. Exile
13. A home away from home?
Epilogue
Appendices
Author index
Subject index.

Subject Areas: Biography: historical, political & military [BGH]