Articles tagged 'Bohemia'
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Tycho | Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe exhumed to solve mystery | 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. | BBC News | 2010-11-15 | bohemia crime prague science |