1543, Some eighteen centuries earlier

On May 24th Copernicus died, the mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model
                                                            [where the sun is the center of the universe and not the Earth.
A poet could use Neil Armstrong's words "that it was one giant leap for mankind,
                                                     [or the beginning of the road to the stars, or astronomy's rebirth.

Rebirth because such a model some eighteen centuries earlier had been formulated by a Greek,
                         [Aristarchus of Samos, the man that Copernicus attributed the heliocentric theory.

When Tedeman Gise published "De Revolutionibus"...… this fact was removed,
     [the heliocentric system was attributed to Copernicus, truth and history committed hara-kiri.*
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 to be continued

* ''IT COULD BE OTHERWISE in verse''
Texts and Narration: Odysseus Heavilayias - ROTTERDAM //
Language adjustments and text adaptation: Kellene G Safis -CHICAGO//
Digital adaptation and text editing: Cathy Rapakoulia Mataraga - PIRAEUS //
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NOTE : The quote that mentions the names of the ancient wise Greeks was removed by his faithful friend Copernicus, Tedeman Gise, before he handed it over to the publishing house, with the first releases of "De Revolutionibus" printed without it. The excerpt appeared in the later versions of the project, when the heliocentric system was now attributed to Copernicus.

*Hara-kiri : In former times, if a Japanese man committed hara-kiri, he killed himself by cutting his own stomach open, in order to avoid dishonour.
Was practiced by high-ranking Japanese of the military class in lieu of execution or to avoid disgrace.

ELEGHOS... at history