On this day in history: It's been gone for more than 400 years, but Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg research facility was the foundation of the modern research lab. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, ...

While Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe is best known for his celestial discoveries made in the 16th century — before the invention of the telescope — he was also an alchemist who brewed secret medicines ...

In the Middle Ages, alchemists were notoriously secretive and didn’t share their knowledge with others. Danish Tycho Brahe was no exception. Consequently, we don’t know precisely what he did in the ...

Tycho Brahe's life, from his birth in 1546 to his death in 1601, is documented, highlighting key events such as his early education at the University of Copenhagen and Leipzig, his notable facial ...

Brahe's mansion, Uraniborg, was located on an island in Sweden. His basement laboratory is represented by the bottom left room in this drawing. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Tycho Brahe, a ...

Danish Tycho Brahe was most famous for his contributions to astronomy. However, he also had a well-equipped alchemical laboratory where he produced secret medicines for Europe's elite. In the Middle ...

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