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Analysis of Renaissance Alchemist's Lab Reveals Presence of a Surprise Element

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Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe was involved in both astronomy and alchemy.

He was working on developing medicines for diseases such as plague, syphilis , leprosy, and fever.

Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark and the National Museum of Denmark carried out an analysis of a handful of glass and ceramic shards recovered from Brahe 's lab 35 years ago .

The most intriguing discovery is the presence of tungsten.