, the son of the senator Philip Archinto, was born at Milan, July
, the son of the senator
Philip Archinto, was born at Milan, July 30, 1669, and
after studying at Brera and Ingoldstadt, travelled in.
France, Germany, Holland; and then resided so long at
Home, that he did not return to Milan until the year 1700.
Two years after he instituted an academy for the sciences
and mechanics. This he enriched with an extensive and
curious library, and a collection of the finest mathematical
instruments that could be procured in Italy, France, and
England. It is to him the public owe the Palatine society
(see Argellati), whose valuable editions began with Muratori' s vast collection of the Italian historians. He received very high honours in his country, being appointed
by the emperor Leopold, a gentleman of the bed-chamber; and by Charles II. and Philip V. of Spain, a knight
of the golden fleece, and a grandee of Spain. There is
nothing of his in print, except some notes on Arnulphus’
history in the “Scrip. Rer. Ital.
” and a work published at
Venice after his death, entitled “Tabulae, pracipua
scientiarum et artium capita digesta per ordinem, &c.
”
But he left a great many manuscripts on scientific subjects, written some in Latin and some in Italian, and a
collection of Latin poems.