The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler

_Urban VIII., Galileo's friend, raised to the Pontificate--Galileo goes to Rome to offer his congratulations--The Pope loads Galileo with presents, and promises a Pension to his...

_Tycho resumes his Astronomical Observations--Is attacked with a Painful Disease--His Sufferings and Death in 1601--His Funeral--His Temper--His Turn for Satire and Raillery--Hi...

_Tycho's Birth, Family, and Education--An Eclipse of the Sun turns his attention to Astronomy--Studies Law at Leipsic--But pursues Astronomy by stealth--His Uncle's Death--He re...

_Cosmo, Grand Duke of Tuscany, invites Galileo to Pisa--Galileo visits Venice in 1609, where he first hears of the Telescope--He invents and constructs one, which excites a grea...

_Tycho's Labours do honour to his Country--Death of Frederick II.--James VI. of Scotland visits Tycho at Uraniburg--Christian IV. visits Tycho--The Duke of Brunswick's visit to...

_Peculiar interest attached to his Life--His Birth--His early studies--His passion for Mathematics--His work on the Hydrostatic Balance--Appointed Lecturer on Mathematics at Pis...

_Galileo loses his favourite Daughter--He falls into a state of melancholy and ill health--Is allowed to go to Florence for its recovery in 1638--But is prevented from leaving h...

_Kepler's Pecuniary Embarrassments--His Inquiries respecting the Law of Refraction--His Supplement to Vitellio--His Researches on Vision--His Treatise on Dioptrics--His Commenta...

_Kepler's Birth in 1571--His Family--And early Education--The Distresses and Poverty of his Family--He enters the Monastic School of Maulbronn--And is admitted into the Universi...

_Galileo treats his opponents with severity and sarcasm--He is aided by the sceptics of the day--The Church party the most powerful--Galileo commences the attack, and is answere...

_Number of Kepler's published Works--His numerous Manuscripts in 22 folio volumes--Purchased by Hevelius, and afterwards by Hansch--Who publishes Kepler's Life and Correspondenc...

_Kepler's continued Embarrassments--Death of Mathias--Liberality of Ferdinand--Kepler's "Harmonies of the World"--The Epitome of the Copernican Astronomy--It is prohibited by th...

_Frederick II. patronises Tycho--And resolves to establish him in Denmark--Grants him the Island of Huen for Life--And Builds the splendid Observatory of Uraniburg--Description...

_Galileo announces his discoveries in Enigmas--Discovers the Crescent of Venus--the Ring of Saturn--the Spots on the Sun--Similar Observations made in England by Harriot--Claims...

The account which we have now given of the trial and the sentence of Galileo, is pregnant with the deepest interest and instruction. Human nature is here drawn in its darkest co...

Galileo treats his Opponents with severity and sarcasm--He is aided by the Sceptics of the day--The Church Party the most powerful--Galileo commences the attack, and is answered...

Kepler's continued Embarrassments--Death of Mathias--Liberality of Ferdinand--Kepler's "Harmonies of the World"--The Epitome of the Copernican Astronomy--It is prohibited by the...

Urban VIII., Galileo's friend, raised to the Pontificate--Galileo goes to Rome to offer his congratulations--The Pope loads Galileo with presents, and promises a Pension to his...

Kepler's Birth in 1571--His Family--And early Education--The Distresses and Poverty of his Family--He enters the Monastic School of Maulbronn--And is admitted into the Universit...

Galileo loses his favourite Daughter--He falls into a state of melancholy and ill health--Is allowed to go to Florence for its recovery in 1638--But is prevented from leaving hi...

Tycho's Birth, Family, and Education--An Eclipse of the Sun turns his attention to Astronomy--Studies Law at Leipsic--But pursues Astronomy by stealth--His Uncle's Death--He ret...

Kepler's Pecuniary Embarrassments--His Inquiries respecting the Law of Refraction--His Supplement to Vitellio--His Researches on Vision--His Treatise on Dioptrics--His Commentar...

Tycho's Labours do honour to his Country--Death of Frederick II.--James VI. of Scotland visits Tycho at Uraniburg--Christian IV. visits Tycho--The Duke of Brunswick's visit to T...

Number of Kepler's published Works--His numerous Manuscripts in 22 folio volumes--Purchased by Hevelius, and afterwards by Hansch--Who publishes Kepler's Life and Correspondence...

Tycho resumes his Astronomical Observations--Is attacked with a Painful Disease--His Sufferings and Death in 1601--His Funeral--His Temper--His Turn for Satire and Raillery--His...

Frederick II. patronizes Tycho--And resolves to establish him in Denmark--Grants him the Island of Huen for Life--And Builds the splendid Observatory of Uraniburg--Description o...

Cosmo, Grand Duke of Tuscany, invites Galileo to Pisa--Galileo visits Venice in 1609, where he first hears of the Telescope--He invents and constructs one, which excites a great...

Galileo announces his discoveries in Enigmas--Discovers the Crescent of Venus--the Ring of Saturn--the Spots on the Sun--Similar Observations made in England by Harriot--Claims...

Peculiar interest attached to his Life--His Birth--His early studies--His passion for Mathematics--His work on the Hydrostatic Balance--Appointed Lecturer on Mathematics at Pisa...