Tycho’s Mural Quadrant Picture, Uraniborg |
“Then there was [Tycho] Brahe’s elk, a tame beast that Brahe kept as a prized pet. The elk met a rather bizarre end, reportedly drinking a lot of beer while visiting a nobleman on Brahe’s behalf, after which it fell down the stairs and died.”
From “The Crazy Life and Crazier Death of Tycho Brahe“
Needless to say, I feel compelled to write a poem entitled “Brahe’s Elk.” A companion piece, perhaps, to Alden Nowlan‘s wonderful poem “The Bull Moose“.