Evangelista Torricelli vs Otto von Guericke
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Compare the life timelines of Evangelista Torricelli (1608–1647) and Otto von Guericke (1602–1686) 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
Otto von Guericke (1602–1686)
- — Born in Magdeburg Verified
- — Studied law, mathematics, and engineering at Leipzig, Jena, and Leiden Verified
- — Survived the Sack of Magdeburg Verified
- — Elected mayor of Magdeburg Verified
- — Invented the vacuum pump Verified
- — Performed the Magdeburg hemispheres demonstration Verified
- — Built an early electrostatic generator Verified
- — Published Experimenta Nova Magdeburgica Verified
- — Retired to Hamburg Verified
- — Died in Hamburg Verified