Tycho Brahe and Prague

On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Tycho Brahe's death (Prague, 24 October 1601) an international symposium Tycho Brahe and Prague: Crossroads of European Science has been organized by the Research Centre for the History of Sciences and Humanities (founded by Charles University and Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic) in Prague from 22 to 25 October 2001. This volume contains the proceedings of the symposium. Thirty-seven contributions dealing with the life and work of Tycho Brahe, the astronomy from 15th to 17th century as well as the aspects of Rudolphine Prague as the center of scientific and intellectual life were written by prominent specialists from eleven countries.