Two years after Tycho Brahe was exhumed from his grave in Prague, chemical analyses of his corpse show that mercury poisoning did not kill the prolific 16th-century astronomer. The results should put ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A portrait of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, ca. 1590, overlaid on one of his diagrams of the sky ...

Tycho Brahe, an astronomer, studied alchemy to help make medical elixirs. Researchers found traces of tungsten in shards of glass and ceramic from his laboratory. Tungsten wouldn't be isolated for ...

While Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe is best known for his celestial discoveries made in the 16th century — before the invention of the telescope — he was also an alchemist who brewed secret medicines ...

Researchers performing chemical analyses of pottery and glass shards recovered from the laboratory of Danish astronomer and alchemist Tycho Brahe, have found concentrations of nickel, copper, mercury, ...

Artifacts from the ruins of a medieval laboratory are spilling a famous scientist’s secrets. A chemical analysis of broken glassware belonging to 16th century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe revealed ...

The Uraniborg observatory's various towers served as instrument platforms. * Image: Courtesy of tychobrahe.com * 1576: The cornerstone is laid for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory on an island east ...

Scientists found tungsten in Tycho Brahe's lab, and they're not sure how it got there. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A chemical ...

Two years after Tycho Brahe was exhumed from his grave in Prague, chemical analyses of his corpse show that mercury poisoning did not kill the prolific 16th-century astronomer. The results should put ...