the throat. When should you go... 16th century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe was a nobleman known for his eccentric life and eccentric death. He lost his nose in a duel in college, and has worn a ...

A portrait of Tycho Brahe shows the brass prosthetic the astronomer wore after losing much of his nose in a duel. - De Agostini Editorial/Getty Images Alchemy, the precursor to chemistry ...

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Displays include that of Sweden’s first astronaut, Christer Fuglesang, and the silver prosthetic nose of 17th-century astronomer Tycho Brahe, who lost the bridge of his conk in a duel.

Named after the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, a larger-than-life character best known for wearing a gold nose after his own was famously cut off in a duel, Tycho is a deep, circular pit ...

The Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe had a metal nasal prosthesis after losing part of his nose in a duel. By the end of the 19th century, creating an impression of the missing part of a face was the ...

So Tycho Brahe's famous 'silver nose' wasn't made of silver after all." To learn more about Tycho Brahe’s supernova, NASA has some useful resources. you Or, if you want to take a trip to Brahe ...