AL TRAMONTO DEL GEOCENTRISMO ASTRONOMIA NELLE CINQUECENTINE DELL’ISTITUTO LOMBARDO

Abstract

In this paper we present some scientific books, edited in XVI century, of the Istituto Lombardo library. These books are devoted to Astronomy conceived in the field of the ancient geocentric theory, just before the heliocentric Copernican revolution. We present also some documents of that period relative to instruments as astrolabes and sundials.