So maybe history’s craziest astronomer wasn’t murdered after all
There are larger-than-life scientists, and then there’s Tycho Brahe. The 16th century Danish astronomer lost part of his nose in a duel, sent a drunken elk around to entertain nobles, and died under mysterious, embarrassing circumstances. Well… mysterious no longer. The official explanation for Brahe’s 1601 death is that it was caused by a bladder…
