Renowned astronomer Tycho Brahe met a gruesome end when his bladder burst during an extravagant banquet, preventing him from urinating and causing excruciating pain. Brahe, celebrated for his ...
In the fall of 1601, Prague hosted a lavish royal feast. Among the guests sat Tycho Brahe, the Danish astronomer whose precise star charts had reshaped science. The night was long, the wine endless, ...