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Heavenly Intrigue

GILDER, JOSHUA, GILDER, ANNE-LEE

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Heavenly Intrigue

“…Heavenly Intrigue is a delight. …crisply written … an enthralling read, as a murder mystery being investigated four centuries after the death. …informative and entertaining…”
- WASHINGTON POST BOOKWORLD

“The authors present cutting-edge forensic evidence of mercury poison in Brahe's remains. To further build their case, they offer transcripts of letters and papers never before translated from Latin and interpretations from historians of astronomy. … The story is carefully documented and the science behind the men's work is clearly laid out.”
- SCIENCE NEWS

“The husband and wife team of Joshua and Anne- Lee Gilder are a couple of latter- day Heinrich Schliemanns … like a historical CSI team, [the Gilders] make a very good case for Brahe’s death by poisoning with Kepler as the poisoner.”
- BOOKPAGE

“… the Gilders have produced a brilliant, readable, and original historical work that ought to convince readers that one of history’s greatest scientist committed a cold-blooded murder.”
- NATIONAL REVIEW

“…a fascinating story, told simply and elegantly … just as fascinating as the forensic detective work is the Gilders' portrait of the age in which the two men struggled toward a greater clarity about the cosmos.”
- THE WASHINGTON TIMES

“…plenty of intellectual enjoyment and reading pleasure.”
- Arizona Daily Star

“The Medicine Men recommend this chronicle for readers who like astronomy, history, biographies or mysteries.”
- Robert J. Cihak, M.D., past president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons for Jewishworldreview

“Kepler demonstrably had the motive, knowledge, and opportunity to destroy his mentor, from whose observations he derived his laws of planetary motion. The authors marshal the evidence effectively and vividly paint the historical context of their tale. …a fascinating story.”
- KIRKUS REVIEWS

“Through some sharp-eyed sleuthing, the authors then build a strong circumstantial case against Kepler as the cunning culprit. Their remarkable detective work will win praise from mystery buffs and historians alike.”
- BOOKLIST

“…a startling twist on the story of the troubled relationship of Tycho Brahe and his assistant, Johannes Kepler.”
- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

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Title of ebook: Heavenly Intrigue
ISBN: 9780307275066
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Internet download file size: 2869 kb
Released online for download: 06-14-2005
Author of eBook: GILDER, JOSHUA
Author of eBook: GILDER, ANNE-LEE

Heavenly Intrigue

Chapter One

Chapter 1

THE FUNERAL

The crowds of Prague citizens so thronged the streets that it was as if the funeral procession were making its way between two solid walls of humanity. The coffin, cloaked in black velvet upon which the Brahe coat of arms had been lavishly embroidered in gold, was borne aloft by twelve imperial officials, all noblemen. Inside, Tycho Brahe's body was laid out in knightly regalia, his sword at his side.

Three men led the procession, two holding candles high, the third a flowing flag of black damask. They were followed by Brahe's favorite horse, draped from head to tail in black cloth, all emblazoned in golden heraldry. Another flag bearer followed, and a second sepulchral horse, covered in black; then a man carrying a pair of gilt spurs, another carrying Brahe's helmet, festooned with feathers, a third the Brahe shield and escutcheon. Behind the coffin walked Brahe's youngest son, accompanied on either side by Brahe's beloved cousin, Eric Brahe, and Brahe's friend and dinner companion the night he first fell ill, Baron Ernfried von Minckwitz, in long mourning dress. Imperial counselors and Bohemian nob ... read full excerpt from Heavenly Intrigue ebook