When Torricelli was already a professor of mathematics at the Florentine Academy and worked for the Grand Duke of Tuscany, he demonstrated his experience with glass and mercury tubes to measure atmospheric pressure, which became classical and explained the reasons for its result, which gave origin to the barometer, name given by the French physicist Blaise Pascal.
Torricelli used his newly discovered vacuum to perform other experiments. He noted that light is transmitted at the same speed in vacuum and air. He also worked with sound and magnetism, as well as contributing to Mathematics and Hydraulics, dynamics and even military engineering. Its name is associated to the study of the calculation of the areas of several figures and of the volumes of figures in rotation, that in the hands of Newton and Leibnitz, gave rise to the Integral Calculus. Torricelli's works were published only in 1919.
Torricelli used his newly discovered vacuum to perform other experiments. He noted that light is transmitted at the same speed in vacuum and air. He also worked with sound and magnetism, as well as contributing to Mathematics and Hydraulics, dynamics and even military engineering. Its name is associated to the study of the calculation of the areas of several figures and of the volumes of figures in rotation, that in the hands of Newton and Leibnitz, gave rise to the Integral Calculus. Torricelli's works were published only in 1919.
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