- Torricelli's tube
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Torricelli's tube
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TORRICELLI (E.) — TORRICELLI EVANGELISTA (1608 1647) Physicien et mathématicien italien, né à Faenza et mort à Florence, inventeur du baromètre. Les écrits de Galilée inspirèrent à Torricelli un traité de mécanique, De motu (Du mouvement ), qui devait à son tour… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Torricelli, Evangelista — born Oct. 15, 1608, Faenza, Romagna died Oct. 25, 1647, Florence Italian physicist and mathematician, inventor of the barometer. He served as secretary to Galileo during the last three months of the latter s life and was appointed to succeed him… … Universalium
tube — (tu b ) s. m. 1° Tuyau par où l air, les fluides et les liquides, etc. peuvent avoir une issue. Un tube de plomb, de cuivre, de verre. Il se dit, dans le langage des périphrases poétiques, pour fusil. • Le chasseur prend son tube, image du … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Torricelli , Evangelista — (1608–1647) Italian physicist Born at Faenza in Italy, Torricelli was educated at the Sapienza College, Rome. His De motu (1641; On Movement) attracted the attention of Galileo who invited him to come to Florence to work and live with him. After… … Scientists
TORRICELLI, EVANGELISTA — a celebrated Italian physicist; devoted himself to science, and attracted the attention of Galileo, whom he subsequently succeeded as professor at the Florentine Academy; discovered the scientific principle of the barometer, which is sometimes … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Baromètre de Torricelli — Baromètre Pour les articles homonymes, voir page d homonymie : Baromètre (homonymie). Baromètre de Bourdon … Wikipédia en Français
Evangelista Torricelli — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Evangelista et Torricelli. Torricelli inventant le baromètre à mercure Evangelista Torricelli (né le 15 octobre 1608 à Faenza, en Émi … Wikipédia en Français
Evangelista Torricelli — Evangelista Torricelli † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Evangelista Torricelli Italian mathematician and physicist, born at Faenza, 15 October, 1608; died at Florence, 25 October, 1647. Modigliana, in Tuscan Romagna, and Piancaldoli, in the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Evangelista Torricelli — Infobox Scientist name = PAGENAME box width = image size =220px caption =Evangelista Torricelli portrayed on the frontpage of Lezioni d Evangelista Torricelli birth date = October 15, 1608 birth place = Faenza death date = October 25, 1647 death… … Wikipedia
Torricellian tube — Torricellian Tor ri*cel li*an, a. Of or pertaining to Torricelli, an Italian philosopher and mathematician, who, in 1643, discovered that the rise of a liquid in a tube, as in the barometer, is due to atmospheric pressure. See {Barometer}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Torricellian tube — /tɒrətʃɛliən ˈtjub/ (say toruhcheleeuhn tyoohb) noun a vertical and partially evacuated glass tube which is sealed at the top but open at the bottom to a reservoir of liquid which rises or falls in the tube in response to atmospheric pressure;… …
