Tycho Brahe’s Health and Death: What Can We Learn from the Trace Element Levels Found in His Hair and Bone Samples?

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<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61389005%3A_____%2F22%3A00568972" target="_blank" >RIV/61389005:_____/22:00568972 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216208:11310/22:10453240

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1163/15733823-20220052" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1163/15733823-20220052</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15733823-20220052" target="_blank" >10.1163/15733823-20220052</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Tycho Brahe’s Health and Death: What Can We Learn from the Trace Element Levels Found in His Hair and Bone Samples?

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Based on the analysis of Tycho Brahe's hair and bones for the presence of elevated levels of the elements iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), arsenic (As), silver (Ag) and gold (Au), this paper tries to find their likely sources and to judge whether the unusual concentrations in which they were found could have been due to some form of medication. On the basis of an osteopathological study, an attempt is made moreover to arrive at a comprehensive picture of Brahe's health. As a possible source of the elements in question, his three elixirs and their compositions are discussed. Additionally, further inorganic medicines of the period containing the above-mentioned elements are presented and, where possible, their medical usage is discussed. While a combination of pathological data and probable medication is used to draw a general picture of Brahe's health and potential illnesses, some questions cannot be conclusively answered, however, until more data about the astronomer's health conditions come to light.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Tycho Brahe’s Health and Death: What Can We Learn from the Trace Element Levels Found in His Hair and Bone Samples?

Popis výsledku anglicky

Based on the analysis of Tycho Brahe's hair and bones for the presence of elevated levels of the elements iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), arsenic (As), silver (Ag) and gold (Au), this paper tries to find their likely sources and to judge whether the unusual concentrations in which they were found could have been due to some form of medication. On the basis of an osteopathological study, an attempt is made moreover to arrive at a comprehensive picture of Brahe's health. As a possible source of the elements in question, his three elixirs and their compositions are discussed. Additionally, further inorganic medicines of the period containing the above-mentioned elements are presented and, where possible, their medical usage is discussed. While a combination of pathological data and probable medication is used to draw a general picture of Brahe's health and potential illnesses, some questions cannot be conclusively answered, however, until more data about the astronomer's health conditions come to light.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10406 - Analytical chemistry

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Early Science and Medicine

ISSN

1383-7427

e-ISSN

1573-3823

Svazek periodika

27

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

26

Strana od-do

307-332

Kód UT WoS článku

000911412700001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85140467248