Torricelli
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- proper noun
- /tɔːrɪˈtʃɛli/
- The physicist Torricelli is celebrated for his contributions to fluid dynamics in the 17th century.
- Evangelista Torricelli
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In his studies, Torricelli demonstrated that air has weight, contributing to our understanding of atmospheric pressure.
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Torricelli, with one of the flashes of intuition that advance science at a single leap, concluded in 1643 that air must have weight.
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Torricelli had undertaken his investigations at the suggestion of his mentor, Galileo, who was puzzled because water could not be siphoned beyond 32 feet.
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Torricelli's hypothesis was investigated by Blaise Pascal in 1647, who conducted mountain climbing experiments to study the ramifications of the discovery.
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In December 1992, shortly after the passage of his Cuban Democracy Act, which tightened the embargo against the island, Congressman Robert G. Torricelli (D-N.J.) assured Americans that Castro would fall within weeks.
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Evangelista Torricelli invented the mercury barometer, which revolutionized weather forecasting.
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Etymology
Torricelli comes from the Italian part torre ('tower') plus the small ending -celli, so the name can mean 'little towers' or 'from the towers'. A helpful way to remember the scientist Torricelli is to picture him in a tower watching the sky and measuring air pressure with his mercury barometer, because he is famous for that invention.