Tiberius Cavallo

Tiberius Cavallo
Born(1749-03-30)30 March 1749
Naples
Died21 December 1809(1809-12-21) (aged 60)
London

Tiberius Cavallo (also Tiberio) (30 March 1749, Naples, Kingdom of Naples – 21 December 1809, London, England) was an Italian physicist and natural philosopher.[1] His interests included electricity, the development of scientific instruments, the nature of "airs", and ballooning. He became both a Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences in Naples,[2] and a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1779.[3] Between 1780 and 1792, he presented the Royal Society's Bakerian Lecture thirteen times in succession.[4]

  1. ^ "Fellow details". The Royal Society. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Berwick was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Portrait of Tiberius Cavallo". The Royal Society. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  4. ^ Marshall, Katherine (23 October 2018). "Cavallo's colours". The Royal Society Blog. The Royal Society. Retrieved 16 November 2019.