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Tycho Brahe
Astronomer
By Gow, Mary
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-76601-757-3
- Publisher
- Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2002.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2002
Gr 6-10 In simple, accessible language, Gow tells Brahe's story in a sympathetic fashion. While she includes a couple of colorful incidents (the loss of his nose in a sword fight), she does not sensationalize them. She does an excellent job of showing how her subject's landowner status and royal patronage allowed him to carry out his intensive observations without having to worry about money. She demonstrates how Brahe built the world's first modern observatory, staffed by...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
