The Copy Book

There are four posts in The Copy Book assigned to 1609. To see all our posts in chronological order, go to the Tale of Years.

1608 1609 1611

The Man Who Mapped the Moon

From Science (Journal)

In 1609, Englishman Thomas Harriot turned his new-fangled telescope on the moon, and sketched for the first time the face of another world.

An Ever-Fixed Mark

By William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare in sombre mood clings to love as the only changeless thing in a world of decay.

Eternal Lines

By William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare immortalised his lover in verse, as if holding back for ever the ravages of Time.

On Love’s Lips

By William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare recalls how the love of his life once teased him to the brink of despair.