Changes in the Cloud Belts of Jupiter, 1630–1664, as Reported in the 1665 Astronomia Reformata of Giovanni Battista Riccioli

Abstract

Abstract A translation of a section from the 1665 Astronomia Reformata of G. B. Riccioli discussing the appearance of the disk of Jupiter during the years 1630-1664; changes in the Jovian cloud belts as recorded by a variety of observers are a major feature of Riccioli’s discussion.