Giovanni Alfonso Borelli

Giovanni Alfonso Borelli was an Italian physiologist, physicist, and mathematician who is often described as the father of biomechanics. He contributed to the modern principle of scientific investigation by continuing Galileo's practice of testing hypotheses against observation.

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Who was born first?

• Giovanni Alfonso Borelli and Evangelista Torricelli were born the same year
• Giovanni Alfonso Borelli was born 2 years before Ferdinando II de' Medici
• Giovanni Alfonso Borelli was born 11 years before Prince Rupert of the Rhine
• Giovanni Alfonso Borelli was born 21 years before Christiaan Huygens
• Giovanni Alfonso Borelli was born 27 years before Robert Hooke

Timeline

1. Evangelista TorricelliOctober 15, 1608 – October 25, 1647
2. Giovanni Alfonso Borelli (this page)January 28, 1608 – December 31, 1679
3. Ferdinando II de' MediciJuly 14, 1610 – May 23, 1670
4. Prince Rupert of the RhineDecember 17, 1619 – November 29, 1682
5. Christiaan HuygensApril 14, 1629 – July 8, 1695
6. Robert HookeJuly 18, 1635 – March 3, 1703

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