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Poem #57

In Copernici libellum epigramma
written shortly before 1541-06-27 first edition 1542

Early printed source materials:
1COPERNICUS 1542 (in extenso)

Prints:
1Spicilegium p. 195 (in extenso)
2Dantisci Carmina (In Copernici libellum epigramma) No. 45, p. 209-210 (in extenso)
3Antologia 1985 (Epigram na książkę Kopernika) p. 228-229 (Polish translation, Edwin JĘDRKIEWICZ)
4Kopernik na Warmii No. 544, p. 514 (reference)
5DANTISCUS 1973, 1987 (In Copernici libellum epigramma / Epigram na książkę Kopernika) p. 88-89 (in extenso; Polish translation, Anna KAMIEŃSKA)
6NADOLSKI 1976 (Epigram na książkę Kopernika) p. 86 (Polish translation, Edwin JĘDRKIEWICZ)
7Poeci (Epigram na książkę Kopernika) p. 92 (Polish translation, Edwin JĘDRKIEWICZ)
8ÁLVAREZ Alderete p. 404, footnote No. 70 (in extenso)
9Polnische (Epigramm auf ein Büchlein des Kopernikus) p. 41-42 (German translation, Hans-Peter HOELSCHER-OBERMAIER)
10STARNAWSKI 2007 p. 35 (excerpt)

 

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Has artes teneris annis, studiosa iuventus,
Discito, mensuras quae numerosque docent!
Praemia namque feres suscepti magna laboris,
Ad caelum monstrant haec tibi scripta viam.
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Qua patet immensis spatiis pulcherrimus orbis,
Si metas horum cernere mente voles;
Sidera vel quanam caeli regione vagentur,
Aeterni cursus quas habeantque vices;
Cur luna involvat caeca caligine fratrem,
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Cur lunae usuram lucis et ille neget;
Venturos etiam casus quae fata gubernent,
Quas populis clades astra inimica ferant;
Haec si nosse voles, prius est doctrina tenenda,
Quam breviter tradunt haec elementa tibi.
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Cumque hominum mentes, quae caelo semina ducunt,
Errent a patria sede domoque procul,
Haec doctrina ipsas terrena mole solutas
Caelesti reduces rursus in arce locat.