#inourtime/notes #astronomy
I’d give this episode a solid B. I already knew quite a bit about Brahe from my background in astrophysics. Much of my internal impression came from reading Arthur Koestler’s the sleepwalkers many years ago - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sleepwalkers-History-Changing-Universe-Classics-ebook/dp/B06VSXFQJH
I did pick up some tidbits:
• His island Uraniborg was named after the goddess of astronomy - Urania. How did I not know that!
• He received significant funding from the state, amounting as points to a few % of GDP.
• His connection with Kepler was deepened due to his forced exile from Denmark and eventual move to Prague. • His noses were made of alternatively brass or silver. I’d thought that it was gold.
• He had his own paper mill and print works built on the island to support publication of his works (I guess a bit like running your own blog!).
• He received significant funding from the state, amounting as points to a few % of GDP.
• His connection with Kepler was deepened due to his forced exile from Denmark and eventual move to Prague. • His noses were made of alternatively brass or silver. I’d thought that it was gold.
• He had his own paper mill and print works built on the island to support publication of his works (I guess a bit like running your own blog!).
If you want to dig into in our time episodes more there is a fantastic site that allows you to explore the archive in all sorts of ways: https://genmon.github.io/braggoscope/.