Torricelli

[tawr-i-chel-ee, tawr-ree-chel-lee]

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noun

Evangelista 1608–47, Italian physicist.

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Evangelista (evandʒeˈlista). 1608–47, Italian physicist and mathematician, who discovered the principle of the barometer

Torricelli

Italian mathematician and physicist noted for discovering that the atmosphere exerts pressure. He demonstrated that this pressure affected the level of mercury in a tube, thereby inventing the mercury barometer (1643).

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Torricellian adjective

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“I understand personal loyalty and I understand the depths of friendship, but somebody needs to take a stand here,” former New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Torricelli told the New York Times.

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It was Galileo’s secretary, Evangelista Torricelli, who proved that this wasn’t true—by creating the first vacuum.

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“I think the base was fine,” Torricelli said.

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In fact, Torricelli’s experiment rapidly became famous: the phrase ‘famous experiment’ is first used in English in 1654 to refer to it, and for an Italian author in 1663 it is famosissima.

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He later joined Paul Weiss, one of the best-known law firms in New York, where he defended Robert Torricelli, the New Jersey senator accused of campaign finance violations.

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Torreys Peak Torricellian tube

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