The Unpretentious Philosopher

Title page for Le Philosophe sans Prétention ou l’Homme Rare (1775), by Louis Guillaume de La Follie ('M.D.L.F.' there, stands for 'Monsieur De La Follie'), an early French SF novel

I love those little cherubs, hard at work on their various scientific endeavours. 'Teach us how to be playful', the Latin tag says. Quite