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Gow, Mary

Tycho Brahe: Astronomer

(4) YA Great Minds of Science series. This account of the life of astronomer Tycho Brahe--whose research produced copious and extraordinarily accurate astronomical observations--includes details about sixteenth-century scientific work. Gow's writing about Brahe's personal history is uneven, but her explanations of astronomical principles are well stated. Black-and-white historical illustrations include portraits and scientific diagrams. Bib., glos., ind.

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