A quiet notice V2Melody closes at midnight on , Spanish time.

Closes

A note from Richard

V2Melody will close at midnight on 20 January 2028

This site has been a retirement project in musical poetry: poems chosen with care and set to music, offered freely for as long as it felt right to keep the garden open.

After the death of my mother, the work no longer holds the place it once did in my life. I have gone as far with it as I wish to go. Like a sand mandala, it was made to be completed and then released. I am not attached to its permanence, and I do not believe any of it needs to last beyond the time it was given.

My wife and I are simplifying our days. The server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit the quieter life we want.

From 4 November 2026 I will not be adding new poems or musical poems to the site.

Until midnight on 20 January 2028, Spanish time, everything remains available exactly as it is. That is when my VPS server contract comes to an end, and it will not be renewed. After that, the server will be switched off and the site will disappear.

Thank you to anyone who found a poem, a track, or a quiet moment here.

The pleasure was in the making.

Richard



1576

Event dated August 1576

Brahe's Uraniborg Observatory

What happened

Tycho Brahe established Uraniborg Observatory in 1576, creating a premier site for precise naked-eye astronomical observations. This observatory represented a significant advancement in the field of astronomy, allowing for systematic study of celestial bodies. Brahe's meticulous data collection laid the foundation for future astronomers, including Johannes Kepler, and contributed to the transition from geocentric to heliocentric models of the universe.

Literary impact

Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg Observatory, established in 1576, exemplified a commitment to empirical study, which resonated in Elizabethan poetry. Poets celebrated scientific pursuit and the beauty of celestial observation, reflecting the era's fascination with the cosmos.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1576

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