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torricelli (n)
Italian physicist who invented the mercury barometer (1608-1647)
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Italian physicist who invented the mercury barometer (1608-1647)
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Torricelli's experiment demonstrated the existence of atmospheric pressure by using a mercury-filled tube.
Evangelista Torricelli, an Italian physicist, is credited with inventing the barometer.
The Torricellian vacuum, created by inverting a mercury-filled tube in a dish of mercury, is used in scientific experiments.
The Torricelli apparatus is a simple device used to measure atmospheric pressure by observing the height of a mercury column.
