Real work starts now, says scientist after examining remains of 16th century astronomer Tycho Brahe

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:16:49 +0200Real work starts now, says scientist after examining remains of 16th century astronomer Tycho Brahehttps://english.radio.cz/real-work-starts-now-says-scientist-after-examining-remains-16th-century-8568299© 2026 Radio Prague International Danish and Czech researchers have just completed the first part of a project that should throw more light on the death of the 16th century astronomer Tycho Brahe. Legend has it the Dane died of a burst bladder, though tests of his hair indicated possible mercury poisoning. The scientists this week took fresh samples from Brahe’s remains, before returning them to his tomb at the Týn Church in Prague. Just prior to the reinterment, Radio Prague spoke to the head of the team, Jens Vellev. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/brahe_ostatky.jpg?timestamp=1591273588 Real work starts now, says scientist after examining remains of 16th century astronomer Tycho Brahe https://english.radio.cz/real-work-starts-now-says-scientist-after-examining-remains-16th-century-8568299 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9