A history of early science in northern Europe doesn’t sound like the most glamorous of topics. But Violet Moller brings this ...

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PRAGUE - Some contend it was a crime of passion committed by a jealous king. Others insist it was murder inspired by professional rivalry between two celebrated astronomers. Or maybe ...

Tycho Brahe , born in 1546 as a Danish nobleman, was a famous astronomer and alchemist until his death in 1601, and is known to have engaged in astronomical observations in his later years with ...

Tycho Brahe, a 16th-century astronomer and alchemist, had tungsten in his lab nearly 200 years before scientists knew what it was. Universal History Archive/Getty Images 2024-08-06T17:53:29Z ...

It turns out that Tycho Brahe, mostly known for his study of astronomy, had his own basement laboratory for mixing medicines. Now we know a little more about what type of elements he used.

Sixteenth century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe is perhaps best known for making the first observations of supernovas. But he also dabbled in alchemy, formulating secret recipes for elixirs.

Tycho Brahe, a 16th-century Danish alchemist and astronomer, kept his methods close to his chest. Like other alchemists who mixed “medicines” of their own designs, Brahe had secret recipes ...

Archaeology & History Renaissance Alchemist’s Lab Yields Surprising Element. Artifacts from Tycho Brahe's laboratory were found to contain an element not described until 180 years after his death.

A chemical mystery lurks in the laboratory of Tycho Brahe, one of the most famous astronomers of all time. Tycho Brahe (1546-1603) was a pioneering Danish astronomy instruments enthusiast in the ...

Tycho Brahe (1546-1603) was a pioneering Danish astronomy instruments enthusiast in the decades before the telescope was used for peering at the sky. Aside from that and a big supernova discovery ...

Danish renaissance astronomer and alchemist Tycho Brahe. In the 16th century, alchemy was at the cutting edge of science, encompassing everything from metallurgy and glassmaking to astronomy and ...