On Tycho's island : Tycho Brahe and his assistants, 1570-1601 / John Robert Christianson.
On Tycho's island : Tycho Brahe and his assistants, 1570-1601 / John Robert Christianson.
On Tycho's island : Tycho Brahe and his assistants, 1570-1601 / John Robert Christianson.
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Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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2000.
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N520.92/3
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English
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xii, 451 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
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Pt. 1. On Tycho's Island. 1. In King Frederick's Service, 1575-1576. 2. Junker and Peasants, 1576-1581. 3. Among Friends, 1570-1576. 4. Founding the Familia, 1576-1584. 5. Breakthrough, 1584-1587. 6. The Problem of Continuity, 1580-1591. 7. The School of Europe, 1591-1593. 8. Magdalene and Calumny,...
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Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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England
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2000.
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"Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), the premier patron-practitioner of science in sixteenth-century Europe, established a new role of scientist as administrator, active reformer, and natural philosopher. This book explores his wide range of activities, which encompass much more than his reputed role of astronomer. Christianson broadens this singular perspect...
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On Tycho's island : Tycho Brahe and his assistants, 1570-1601 / John Robert Christianson.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-440) and index.
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052165081X(pbk.) :
052165081X (hardback)
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520.92
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