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Evangelista Torricelli ( / ˌtɒriˈtʃɛli / TORR-ee-CHEL-ee; [1] [2] Italian: [evandʒeˈlista torriˈtʃɛlli] ⓘ; 15 October 1608 – 25 October 1647) was an Italian physicist and mathematician, and a student of Galileo. He is best known for his invention of the barometer, but is also known for his advances in optics and work on the method of indivisibles.
Apr 11, 2024 · Evangelista Torricelli was an Italian physicist and mathematician who invented the barometer and whose work in geometry aided in the eventual development of integral calculus. Inspired by Galileo’s writings, he wrote a treatise on mechanics, De Motu (“Concerning Movement”), which impressed Galileo.
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Evangelista Torricelli - Biography, Facts and Pictures. Lived 1608 – 1647. The 1600s were marked by ferocious conflicts between old superstitions and new sciences. A small number of people began using observations and experiments to reveal how Nature worked and in doing so changed the way we understand our world.
May 21, 2018 · The Italian mathematician and physicist Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647) invented the mercury barometer and made important contributions to calculus and the theories of hydraulics and dynamics. Evangelista Torricelli was born in Faenza on Oct. 15, 1608.
25 October 1647. Florence, Tuscany (now Italy) Summary. Evangelista Torricelli was an Italian scientist who was the first man to create a sustained vacuum and to discover the principle of a barometer. He also achieved some important results in the development of the calculus. View six larger pictures. Biography.
Jan 28, 2019 · Evangelista Torricelli became the first scientist to create a sustained vacuum and to discover the principle of a barometer. Torricelli realized that the variation of the height of the mercury from day to day was caused by changes in the atmospheric pressure.
Evangelista Torricelli (October 15, 1608 – October 25, 1647) was an Italian physicist and mathematician, best known for his invention of the barometer. In addition he was a pioneer in the study of the motion of fluids and was regarded by some (notably Ernst Mach ) as the "father of hydrodynamics."
