Figure descriptions
An old man (the astronomer) and a young man (his pupil) gather in a dark room. The
old man is bald and has a long beard. He
lies in a canopy bed and reads a book. There is another book on a stool beside his
bed. The young man stands beside the bed. He
pulls a curtain back with his right hand and holds the old man’s hand with his left
hand. The eyepiece of a telescope is visible
beside the young man, and there appears to be a globe beside the old man’s bed. Full-page
illustration contained within a
single-ruled border.
