Astronomer Tycho Brahe studied alchemy in addition to the stars. Researchers analyzed the elements from his lab and were ...

The find could spell out why Brahe’s medicines were so popular.

Tycho Brahe pronunciation. When Brahe was born, his Danish name was Tyge Otteson Brahe. However, he adopted a Latinized form, Tycho Brahe, when he was about 15 years old.

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.

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 ...

When Tycho Brahe's grave was opened for the first time in 1901, his nose prosthesis was not found, but there were greenish stains around the nasal region -- traces left by the prosthesis.

Tycho Brahe's obesity, probable untreated diabetes, and fondness for binge-drinking may therefore have done him in at the ripe old age of 54. Centuries before James Dean, ...

Tycho Brahe's castle Uraniborg, on the Swedish island of Ven, was surrounded by gardens and included an observatory and an alchemy lab in the basement.

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.