In this week's Mütter Minute, Museum Director Robert Hicks asks: Is good health written in the stars? Here's a 1563 guide to consulting your horoscope before making your annual physical.
Giovanni Padovani's Viridarium Mathematicorum, from 1563, would tell you the best (and worst) time to be bled to balance your humors, with moving parts that locate the position of the sun in the zodiac. Want to find out more about the history of astrology in medicine?
Check out our Historical Medical Library's digital exhibit: https://www.cppdigitallibrary.org/exhibits/show/astrology/padovani