Tycho’s conversation with Urania, and other engagements with the muse

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Cunningham, Clifford J.. 2024. "Tycho’s conversation with Urania, and other engagements with the muse." Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 27 (1), pp. 105-126. https://doi.org/10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2024.01.08
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Tycho’s conversation with Urania, and other engagements with the muse

ERA Journal ID30599
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsCunningham, Clifford J.
Journal TitleJournal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Journal Citation27 (1), pp. 105-126
Number of Pages22
Year2024
Place of PublicationThailand
ISSN1440-2807
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2024.01.08
Web Address (URL)https://www.sciengine.com/JAHH/doi/10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2024.01.08
AbstractIn his own poetry, Tycho Brahe took inspiration from ancient Roman poetry by appropriating ancient theology: the god Apollo and the Muse of Astronomy, Urania. In so doing, he framed himself as being in a unique position to reveal the secrets of the cosmos. This study offers the first comprehensive analysis in English of Tycho’s Elegy to Urania, and traces sources that have not previously been identified. The first 52 lines of his deeply personal Elegy are presented here in English for the first time. This study also looks at Scottish epigrams in praise of Tycho, and a brief look at how other poets and astronomers (notably Corbinianus Thomas) employed Urania for their own purposes.
KeywordsCorbinianus Thomas; Giuseppe Piazz; Urania; poetry; Tycho
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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020439999. Other history, heritage and archaeology not elsewhere classified
Byline AffiliationsUniversity of Southern Queensland
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