Scientists found tungsten in Tycho Brahe's lab, and they're not sure how it got there. A chemical mystery lurks in the laboratory of Tycho Brahe, one of the most famous astronomers of all time.

These days, we would call them proprietary blends. But in the late 1500s and early 1600s, individual alchemists called the medicines they cooked up in their labs ‘secrets’. And thanks to a study ...

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Danish Tycho Brahe was most famous for his contributions to astronomy. However, he also had a well-equipped alchemical laboratory where he produced secret medicines for Europe's elite. In the ...

Tycho Brahe, an astronomer, studied alchemy to help make medical elixirs. Researchers found traces of tungsten in shards of glass and ceramic from his laboratory. Tungsten wouldn't be isolated for ...

Tycho Brahe was a renowned Renaissance astronomer who dedicated his life to solving the mysteries of the sky. Now his lab has given the world another mystery, stated Popular Mechanics. The ...

The castle once served as the residence and observatory of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), who was also known for his interest in alchemy. In fact, Brahe equipped Uraniborg with a state ...

A chemical analysis of broken glassware belonging to 16th century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe revealed elevated levels of nine metals, researchers report July 25 in Heritage Science. The finding ...