Evangelista Torricelli
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Evangelista Torricelli (Italian: [evandʒeˈlista torriˈtʃɛlli] listen ); 1608–1647) was an Italian physicist and mathematician, best known for his invention of the barometer, but is also known for his advances in optics and work on the method of Indivisibles.