Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe's body exhumed in Prague

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The body of pioneering 16th Century astronomer Tycho Brahe will be exhumed to try to confirm the cause of his death.

He was thought to have died of a bladder infection, but a previous exhumation found traces of mercury in his hair.

Professor Jens Vellev, from Aarhus University, is leading the team of scientists and archaeologists.

David Hannah reports.

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