Evangelista Torricelli

Evangelista Torricelli
Evangelista Torricelli by Lorenzo Lippi (c. 1647)
Born(1608-10-15)15 October 1608
Rome, Papal States
Died25 October 1647(1647-10-25) (aged 39)
Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
NationalityItalian
Alma materSapienza University of Rome
Known forBarometer
Torricelli's experiment
Torricelli's equation
Torricelli's law
Torricelli point
Torricelli's trumpet
Torricellian vacuum
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Mathematics
Philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Pisa
Academic advisorsBenedetto Castelli
Notable studentsVincenzo Viviani
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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. The torr is named after him.

  1. ^ "Torricelli, Evangelista". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2022-06-11.
  2. ^ "Torricelli". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 6 August 2019.