XO55 Aristotle's Book of Problems

Aristotle's Book of Problems (London: printed for J.W. J.K. D.M. A.B. E.R. M.R. T.L. B.M. and A.W., [1720?])

Penn Libraries, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Stern 21o

Above, someone (perhaps Apollo, the god of the sun) rides a chariot through the skies. Below, Aristotle uses a cross-staff to measure the angle of the moon and stars, while marking distances with a sector on a celestial globe. A shepherd looks on. The imagery, described quaintly below as “Great Aristotle's picture view, all others false, this only true!” links earthly matters to celestial occurrences. The book itself included a discussion on the influence of astronomy and astrology on people’s health and physical ailments.