Berry, Arthur,b. 1862 · London, J. Murray · leaf 176
Saalfeld and Wittenberg. 101. The next year (1576) was the beginning of anew epoch in Tychos career. The King of Denmark,Frederick II., who was a zealous patron of science andliterature, determined to provide Tycho with endowmentssufficient to enable him to carry out his astronomical workin the… … 134 A Short History of Astronomy [Ch. v. derived from the rents of the island by an annual paymentof about ^ioo. Tycho paid his first visit to the island inMay, soon set to work building, and had already begun tomake regular observations in his new house before theend of the year. The buildings…
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