The Lord Of Uraniborg: A Biography Of Tycho Brahe -

He famously wore a replacement made of gold and silver (though research suggests it was likely brass).

Tycho designed massive instruments to measure star positions with unprecedented accuracy. The Lord of Uraniborg: A Biography of Tycho Brahe

He kept a pet elk that reportedly died after drinking too much beer and falling down the stairs. He famously wore a replacement made of gold

He proved that the heavens were not "unchanging," shattering Aristotelian physics. where he built Uraniborg

King Frederick II granted him the island of Hven, where he built Uraniborg, the world's first true scientific research institute. 🏰 Life at Uraniborg