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Evangelista Torricelli

Born on October 15, 1608

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Evangelista Torricelli ( TORR-ee-CHEL-ee, Italian:; 15 October 1608 – 25 October 1647) was an Italian physicist and mathematician, and a student of Benedetto Castelli. He is best known for his invention of the barometer, but is also known for his advances in optics and work on the method of indivisibles.

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