Library
Library in Brera
A modern library with more than 1000 modern astronomical and correlated fields books and an ancient library with more than 30000 books from XV century.
In addition to Newton and Copernico’s works you can find a copy of the first edition of Galileo’s Sidereus Nuncius and a very rarity like the Giovanni Regiomontano’s Epitome of Tolomeo’s Almagesto. This is a "incunabulum" year 1496 belonged to Michael Maestlin, who was Keplero’s tutor.
"Incunaboli", "cinquecentine" (XVI printed books) and "seicentine" (XVII printed books) are not present in our library on-line catalogue.
Go to the catalogue Brera monographies.
Library Manager in Brera: Agnese Mandrino
Library in Merate
In Merate we have a modern library with more than 6000 astronomical and correlated fields books principally of XX and XXI century.
Go to the catalogue Merate monographies
Library Manager in Merate: Giannantonio Guerrero
L’archivio storico
The OAB historical archive preserves observations books and diaries, calculations documents, pictures, notes, invitations, pass, travel reports. In addition more than fifteen thousand letters of astronomers like Laplace, Herschel, Secchi, but also Cesare Beccaria and Napoleone I.
Valuable is Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli’s "Fondo" which contains the diaries with the planet Mars observations. These diaries have been digitalized with the help of Fondazione Cariplo.
The OAB role in the country is showed by archive documents: the realization of sundial of Milano Cathedral Dome, the draft of Lombardia Map (1786), calendars and ephemerides compilations, meteorological data sets, the collaboration with administrative and legal authorities.
Go to the archive Archive inventory
Archive Manager: Agnese Mandrino
