Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe exhumed to solve mystery
BBC News
15 November 2010
The body of 16th century astronomer Tycho Brahe has been exhumed in Prague to ascertain the cause of his death. According to one legend the Danish nobleman – who served as royal mathematician to Emperor Rudolf II – died when his bladder exploded because he was too polite to rise from the royal table before the emperor. Others claim he was murdered.