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Tycho Brahe collection

1869 to 1937
MS 677
Collection Guide
Map with location of Tycho Brahe's Observatory

1 bound volume entilted "Topographia Insulae Hvennea" handwritten by J. L. E. Dreyer regarding Tycho Brahe and the observatory built on the island of Hven in the late 16th century. It includes 7 maps, two of which are folding. 1 pamphlet titled "Tycho Brahe's Island" by Charles D. Humberd, M.D.

Subject Area:
History of Science
Collection Area:
History of Science

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