capra

In Arietis parte XXX., quae pars totum signum supra terram semper ostendit, exoritur Capra, quam fabulosi poetae alimenta volunt Iovi inmulsisse nutricia.

‘At the 30th degree of Aries which always holds the whole sign above the earth rises the She-goat. The poets said she was the fabled nurse of Jupiter.’

a fireball phenomenon

satius erit de re ipsa quaerere quam mirari quid ita Aristoteles globum ignis appellaverit capram. Talis enim fuit forma eius qui bellum adversus Persen Paulo gerente lunari magnitudine apparuit.

‘It will be more appropriate to investigate the phenomenon itself rather than to wonder why Aristotle has called a ball of fire a Goat. Actually, that was the shape of a fire which did appear, about the size of the moon, when Paulus was waging war against Perseus.’