Secondary sourceBook1847
Tycho Brahe: Životopisný nástin
Ferdinand B. Míkovec · 1847
A 19th-century Czech biography of Tycho Brahe, written to mark three hundred years since his birth.
A commemorative biography written to mark 300 years since Brahe's birth, reflecting his legacy in Bohemia.
About this source
What it is
This is a Czech-language biography of Tycho Brahe written by Ferdinand B. Míkovec in 1847, produced for the three-hundredth anniversary of Brahe's birth. The scanned book is available through the Internet Archive.
Why it matters
Brahe spent part of his career at the court of Emperor Rudolf II, which gave him strong connections to Prague and the Bohemian lands. This biography shows how, centuries later, Czech scholars claimed Brahe as part of their own cultural and scientific history, even though he was Danish by birth.
Look closer
- Why might a Czech writer in 1847 want to honour a Danish astronomer who worked at the imperial court?
- What does the timing of this biography, written on an anniversary, tell you about how societies choose to remember scientists?
- How might a biography written 250 years after Brahe's death differ from one written by someone who knew him?
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