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Astronomical Images : Basic elements of the Theorica tradition in natural philosophy

Nicolas d'Orbelles

Astronomical Images

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Nicolas d'Orbelles or Orbellis (1400-1475) was a French Franciscan and a follower of John Duns Scotus (d. 1308). This is a brief commentary on Aristotelian philosophy in the footsteps of Scotus. Here, the printer, Michael Furter, re-used the woodcuts from the 1494 edition of the same title. This woodcut appears in Orbelles's commentary on Aristotle's <i>On the Heavens</i>. It shows various basic astronomical notions taken from Peuerbach's <i>Theoricae novae planetarum</i>, namely: the combination of eccentric deferent with epicycles, the planetary stations and retrogradations, and the correspondance between months and zodiac signs.</p>

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