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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.
Evangelista Torricelli (born Oct. 15, 1608, Faenza, Romagna—died Oct. 25, 1647, Florence) was an Italian physicist and mathematician who invented the barometer and whose work in geometry aided in the eventual development of integral calculus.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Torricelli was acclaimed among his friends as a scintillating conversationalist. Before his death, he was working on comedies for performance. Sadly, they no longer exist. Evangelista Torricelli died in Florence 10 days after his 39th birthday on October 25, 1647.
May 21, 2018 · Evangelista Torricelli. 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.
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.
- Mary Bellis
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.
Evangelista Torricelli ( Roma, 15 ottobre 1608 – Firenze, 25 ottobre 1647) è stato un matematico e fisico italiano . Indice. 1 Biografia. 2 La disputa sulla nascita di Torricelli. 3 Evangelista Torricelli e Galileo. 4 Risultati di Torricelli in fisica. 5 Risultati di Torricelli in matematica. 6 Riconoscimenti. 7 Opere. 8 Note. 9 Bibliografia.
