The story begins with Tycho Brahe – the Danish nobleman of the book’s title – who was 25 years older than Kepler. Breaking with the established traditions of his society, which frowned upon any ...

Brahe wrote to Kepler that he took "unusual pleasure" in the concepts laid out in it, and invited Kepler to visit, then to work with him. Collaborating with Brahe, however, was frustrating.

Renaissance astronomer Tycho Brahe, known for his studies of the heavens, ... Brahe, Kepler, Newton and Galileo Galilei changed the way people understand the world and its place in the universe.

Within a decade of finishing his studies, Kepler sent the famed astronomer Tycho Brahe a copy of his first book, Mysterium Cosmographicum (1597).

Renaissance astronomer Tycho Brahe, known for his studies of the heavens, was also a alchemist. A new study of glass shards reveals what Brahe was working with in his lab.

Renaissance astronomer Tycho Brahe, known for his studies of the heavens, was also a alchemist. A new study of glass shards reveals what Brahe was working with in his lab.

Renaissance astronomer Tycho Brahe, known for his studies of the heavens, was also a alchemist. A new study of glass shards reveals what Brahe was working with in his lab.