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an Italian physicist and mathematician, and a student of Galileo. He is best known for his invention of the barometer, but also for his advances in optics and work on the method of indivisibles.
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Born
15 October 1608 Rome, Papal States
Died
25 October 1647 (aged 39) Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Nationality
Italian
Known for
Barometer Torricelli's experiment Torricelli's equation Torricelli's law Torricelli point Torricelli's trumpet Torricellian vacuum
Fields
Physics Mathematics
Alma mater
Sapienza University of Rome
Institutions
University of Pisa
Academic advisors
Benedetto Castelli
adultbasic
Italy
era
1600-1800
Influenced
Robert Boyle Blaise Pascal
Influences
Galileo Galilei
Notable students
Vincenzo Viviani