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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.
Diorama showing Torricelli's barometer experiment
Marble bust of "Torricelli"
Facsimile of telescope by Torricelli
Early drawing of vacuum apparatus