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Citation 2017 Phys. World 30 (1) 3
DOI 10.1088/2058-7058/30/1/2
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A 2012 study of the remains of the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe concluded that he did not die of mercury poisoning, contrary to 400 years of rumour and hearsay. Now the researchers have looked at the astronomer's hair and found he was regularly exposed to large quantities of gold just before his death.