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Evangelista Torricelli
1608 - 1647
occupation:
Mathematician,
Physicist
Nationality:
Italian
born in:
Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy
invented the barometer
Related Objects
Replica of Torricelli's first barometer, 1643. (barometer; replica)
Marble bust of "Torricelli" (portrait bust)
Diorama showing Torricelli's barometer experiment (dioramas)
Facsimile of telescope by Torricelli (replica; telescope - refracting)
Early drawing of vacuum apparatus (drawing)
