astronomy
Stargazers who mapped the heavens and occasionally lost their noses.
The Astronomer and the Moose
The greatest astronomer of the sixteenth century lost his nose in a duel over math, consulted a clairvoyant dwarf, and owned a moose that died falling down stairs drunk on beer.
The Woman Who Crossed Out the Stars
She discovered what stars are made of, then a famous man told her to cross it out and wrote it back in his own handwriting.