Copernicus wrote his paper in 1543. Thomas Diggs was the first
Englishman to proclaim the theories of the heliocentric system. His son
was a friend of Shakespeare. There were two prominent supernovas during
Shakespeare's life, one in 1604 called Kepler's Star and one earlier in 1572 called Tycho's Star after Tycho Bracha, the Danish astronomer.
Wait. Danes? Stars?
The efforts to understand Shakespeare continue with the finest lens. Recently a theory has arisen to see Hamlet as a battle between the two visions of the solar system, heliocentric and geocentric. The murderous uncle Claudius is.....Claudius Ptolemy! Then it gets really fun--if a bit inconsistant. Tycho Bracha, the heliocentric guy, had a coat-of-arms which contained his family names. Two were "Rosencrans" and "Guildensteren."
Wait. Danes? Stars?
The efforts to understand Shakespeare continue with the finest lens. Recently a theory has arisen to see Hamlet as a battle between the two visions of the solar system, heliocentric and geocentric. The murderous uncle Claudius is.....Claudius Ptolemy! Then it gets really fun--if a bit inconsistant. Tycho Bracha, the heliocentric guy, had a coat-of-arms which contained his family names. Two were "Rosencrans" and "Guildensteren."
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