InformationalPrivacy
| Only one color, but not one size, Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies. Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What is it. ... Read more of Only one color, but not one size, at Free Jokes.ca | Informational Privacy |
|
Most Viewed- Tycho Brahe's Nose- Praise Of Ale - Leigh Hunt And Thomas Carlyle - Captain Morris's Songs - Moore's Epigram On Abbott - Booksellers In Little Britain - A Carouse At Boileau's - Lord Elibank And Dr Johnson - Miss Burney's Evelina - Anacreontic Invitation By Moore - A Composition With Conscience - The Blue-stocking Club - Bunyan's Copy Of The Book Of Martyrs - Dr Johnson And Hannah More - Writing Up The Times Newspaper - Death Bed Revelations - Families Of Literary Men Least Viewed- The Mermaid Club- Popularity Of The Pickwick Papers - Mathematical Sailors - The Two Sheridans - Hearne's Love Of Ale - Swift's Loves - Popularity Of Lope De Vega - Johnson's Club-room - Chances For The Drama - Voltaire And Ferney - Walpole's Way To Win Them - Dr Chalmers's Industry - Latest Of Dr Johnson's Contemporaries - Thomas Day And His Model Wife - Locke's Rebuke Of The Card-playing Lords - Origin Of Bottled Ale - Ludicrous Estimate Of Mr Canning |
Tycho Brahe's NoseSir David Brewster relates that in the year 1566, an accident occurred to Tycho Brahe, at Wittenberg, which had nearly deprived him of his life. On the 10th of December, Tycho had a quarrel with a noble countryman, Manderupius Rasbergius, and they parted ill friends. On the 27th of the same month, they met again; and having renewed their quarrel, they agreed to settle their differences by the sword. They accordingly met at seven o'clock in the evening of the 29th, and fought in total darkness. In this blind combat, Manderupius cut off the whole of the front of Tycho's nose, and it was fortunate for astronomy that his more valuable organs were defended by so faithful an outpost. The quarrel, which is said to have originated in a difference of opinion respecting their mathematical attainments, terminated here; and Tycho repaired his loss by cementing upon his face a nose of gold and silver, which is said to have formed a good imitation of the original. Thus, Tycho was, indeed, a "Martyr of Science." * * * * * Next: Foote's Wooden Leg Previous: Tom Hill
Viewed 411 |
||||||||||||||||||||
