Bearing the Heavens: Tycho Brahe and the Astronomical Community of the Late Sixteenth Century

by Adam Mosley

This book is a study of the astronomical culture of sixteenth-century Europe. It examines, in particular, the ways in which members of the nascent international astronomical community shared information, attracted patronage and respect for their work, and conducted their disputes. Particular attention is paid to the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), known for his observatory Uraniborg on the island of Hven, his operation of a printing press,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521838665
• ISBN13: 9780521838665
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"