Evangelista Torricelli
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Evangelista Torricelli was an Italian physicist and mathematician, and a student of Benedetto Castelli. He is best known for his invention of the barometer, but is also known for his advances in optic
Evangelista Torricelli by Lorenzo Lippi (c. 1647)
Torricelli's statue in the Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze
Evangelista Torricelli portrayed on the frontpage of Lezioni d'Evangelista Torricelli
Torricelli's experiment
Barometer
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A barometer is a scientific instrument that is used to measure air pressure. Pressure tendency, which is derived from barometric readings, can forecast short term changes in the weather. Many measurem
Evangelista Torricelli
…1608 – 25 October 1647) was an Italian physicist and mathematician, and a student of Benedetto Castelli. 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. Torricelli was born on 15 October…
An analog barometer
Siphon
Gasparo Berti's experiment