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This text explores Brahe's wide range of activities which encompass much more than his reputed role of astronomer. This singular perspective portrays Brahe as a Platonic philosopher, Paracelsian chemist, Ovidian poet and devoted family man.John Robert Christianson is the author of 'On Tycho's Island: Tycho Brahe, Science, and Culture in the Sixteenth Century', published 2002 under ISBN 9780521008846 and ISBN 0521008840.
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