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While we're talking Astronomer's noses...

nick hoffman — 11/22/2008 11:46:19 AM (archived)

Which famous Astronomer lost (part of) his nose in a duel, and wore a silver prosthesis?

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Introducing : Nicolai Coppernik - Post Sputnik - 11/21/2008 8:15:47 PM
- Here's the "Mugshot" - nick hoffman - 11/21/2008 11:47:33 PM
  - He looks like Uncle Tanouse. (n/t) - ER - 11/22/2008 4:08:01 AM
  - re: Here's the "Mugshot" - Marcia - 11/22/2008 12:12:14 AM
    - While we're talking Astronomer's noses... - nick hoffman - 11/22/2008 11:46:19 AM
      - Tycho Brahe ! Wasn't it a golden prosthesis? (n/t) - Raoul - 11/22/2008 6:57:19 PM
      - re: While we're talking Astronomer's noses... - Robert Clark - 11/22/2008 1:30:55 PM
    - re: Here's the "Mugshot" - Post Sputnik - 11/22/2008 3:06:40 AM
- Galileo - Raoul - 11/21/2008 9:23:06 PM
  - re: Translation - nick hoffman - 11/21/2008 11:46:25 PM
    - Apparently it was written in colloquial Italian, not Latin (n/t) - nick hoffman - 11/22/2008 11:42:21 AM
    - Yes, indeed! :-) (n/t) - Raoul - 11/22/2008 8:42:02 AM
      - Another quote on the power of the telescope - Socrates II - 11/24/2008 2:22:21 PM

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