Howe, Herbert A. (Herbert Alonzo), 1858-1926 · Meadville, Penna., Flood and Vincent · leaf 35
of an aristocraticfamily to engage in scientific researches ; to hunt ani-mals and to kill men according to the canons of warwere the proper pursuits. The young noble was there-fore destined for the army. When but fourteen years of age Tychos curiosity was An eclipse. aroused by the occurrence of… … Fig. 3.—Tycho. Introduction and Historical Sketch. 29 instruments, and his time was largely engrossed withobservations of the stars. In 1563 he observed a con-junction of Jupiter and Saturn, which he thought to bethe cause of the Great Plague. As the Copernicantables did not give the time of the…
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