Facts about Evangelista Torricelli

Occup.	Scientist
From	Italy
Born	October 15, 1608
Died	October 25, 1647
Aged	39 years

Summary

Evangelista Torricelli was a famous Scientist from Italy, who lived between October 15, 1608 and October 25, 1647. He/she became only 39 years old.

Zodiac:

He/she is born under the zodiac libra, who is known for Balance, Justice, Truth, Beauty, Perfection. Our collection contains 4 quotes who is written / told by Evangelista.

4 Famous quotes by Evangelista Torricelli

"We have made many glass vessels... with tubes two cubits long. These were filled with mercury, the open end was closed with the finger, and the tubes were then inverted in a vessel where there was mercury"

"Is it a surprise that into the vessel, in which the mercury has no inclination and no repugnance, not even the slightest, to being there, it should enter and should rise in a column high enough to make equilibrium with the weight of the external air which forces it up?"

"The Geometer has the special privilege to carry out, by abstraction, all constructions by means of the intellect. Who, then, would wish to prevent me from freely considering figures hanging on a balance imagined to be at an infinite distance beyond the confines of the world?"

"Many have argued that a vacuum does not exist, others claim it exists only with difficulty in spite of the repugnance of nature; I know of no one who claims it easily exists without any resistance from nature"