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People with the surname

* Evangelista Torricelli (1608–1647), Italian physicist and mathematician * Robert Torricelli (born 1951), United States politician *
Moreno Torricelli Moreno Torricelli (; born 23 January 1970) is an Italian football manager and former defender, who usually played as a full-back on the right flank. Torricelli played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, but achieved prominence dur ...
(born 1970), Italian football player * Giuseppe Antonio Torricelli (1662–1719), Italian sculptor


Science

* Torricelli's law, a theorem in fluid dynamics * Torricelli's equation, an equation created by Evangelista Torricelli * Torricelli's trumpet or Gabriel's Horn, a geometric figure * Torricelli point or Fermat point, a point such that the total distance from the three vertices of the triangle to the point is the minimum possible *
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 vacuum comes from atmospheric pressure. Context For much of human hist ...
, an experiment named after Torricelli


Italian submarines

* ''Evangelista Torricelli'', an * ''Torricelli'', a * , the former USS ''Lizardfish''


Other

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Torricelli (crater) Torricelli is a lunar impact crater in the eastern part of the Sinus Asperitatis, to the south of the Mare Tranquillitatis. It was named after Italian physicist Evangelista Torricelli. The western rim of the crater is broken open and joined to a ...
, a lunar crater in the Sinus Asperitatis *
Torricelli Act The Cuban Democracy Act (CDA), also known as the Torricelli Act or the Torricelli-Graham Bill, was a bill introduced and sponsored by U.S. Congressman Robert Torricelli and aimed to tighten the U.S. embargo on Cuba. It reimplemented the ban of U.S. ...
, another part of the United States' long running embargo against Cuba * Torricelli languages, a language family of Papua New Guinea *
Torricelli Mountains The Torricelli Mountains are a mountain range in Sandaun Province, north-western Papua New Guinea. The highest peak in the range is Mount Sulen at 1650 meters. The Bewani Mountains are located to the west, and the Prince Alexander Mountains are ...
, a mountain range in Papua New Guinea


See also

* Torr or mm Hg, a unit of pressure named after Evangelista Torricelli {{disambiguation, surname, ship Italian-language surnames