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Torricelli, Evangelista

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A celebrated Italian physicist; devoted himself to science, and attracted the attention of Galileo, whom he subsequently succeeded as professor at the Florentine Academy; discovered the scientific principle of the barometer, which is sometimes called the Torricellian tube, and made notable advances in mathematical and physical science (1608-1647).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Torricelli, Evangelista'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​t/torricelli-evangelista.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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