Evangelista Torricelli

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 optics and work on the method of indivisibles. The torr is named after him.

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Who was born first?

• Evangelista Torricelli was born 1 year after Maria Cunitz
• Evangelista Torricelli was born 1 year before Hezârfen Ahmet Çelebi
• Evangelista Torricelli was born 1 year after Pierre de Fermat
• Evangelista Torricelli was born 2 years before Marie Meurdrac
• Evangelista Torricelli was born 3 years before John Pell

Timeline

1. Maria Cunitz1600s – August 22, 1664
2. Pierre de Fermat1607 – January 12, 1665
3. Evangelista Torricelli (this page)October 15, 1608 – October 25, 1647
4. Hezârfen Ahmet Çelebi1609–1640
5. Marie Meurdrac1610–1680
6. John PellMarch 1, 1611 – December 12, 1685

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• Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
• René DescartesMarch 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650
• Thomas EdisonFebruary 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931
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