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Physics: Torricelli's experiment

Physics: Torricelli's experiment
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Torricelli's experiment By: Evangelista Torricelli (1643)

Torricelli's experiment was invented in Pisa in 1643 by the Italian scientist Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647).

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Torricelli's experiment (1643) Performed by: Evangelista Torricelli Torricelli's experiment was invented in Pisa in 1643 by the Italian scientist Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647).

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What makes Torricelli's experiment significant? This experiment is remembered because it gave scientists a way to directly test a theory about nature rather than just theorizing about it. The result either confirmed or challenged what physicists believed at the time.

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About Torricelli's experiment Torricelli's experiment was invented in Pisa in 1643 by the Italian scientist Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647). The purpose of his experiment is to prove that the source of "horror of the vacuum" by nature comes from atmospheric pressure.