Evangelista Torricelli vs John Milton
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Compare the life timelines of Evangelista Torricelli (1608–1647) and John Milton (1608–1674) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 39 years, from 1608 to 1647.
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Evangelista Torricelli (1608–1647)
- — Born in Rome Verified
- — Studied mathematics and science under Benedetto Castelli in Rome Verified
- — Wrote De motu gravium developing Galileo's mechanics Verified
- — Became Galileo's assistant in Arcetri Verified
- — Appointed grand-ducal mathematician of Tuscany Verified
- — Invented the mercury barometer Verified
- — Formulated Torricelli's law on the speed of efflux Verified
- — Published Opera geometrica Verified
- — Died in Florence, probably of typhoid fever Verified
John Milton (1608–1674)
- — Born in Bread Street, London Verified
- — Studied at Christ's College, Cambridge Verified
- — Grand tour of France and Italy Verified
- — Married Mary Powell Verified
- — Published Areopagitica Verified
- — Appointed Secretary for Foreign Tongues to the Council of State Verified
- — Became completely blind Verified
- — Briefly imprisoned after the Restoration Verified
- — Published Paradise Lost Verified
- — Died in London Verified