Torricelli may refer to:

People with the surname

Evangelista Torricelli Evangelista Torricelli ( , also , ; 15 October 160825 October 1647) was an Italian physicist and mathematician, and a student of Galileo. He is best known for his invention of the barometer, but is also known for his advances in optics and work ...

(1608–1647), Italian physicist and mathematician *

Robert Torricelli Robert Guy Torricelli (born August 27, 1951), is an American attorney and former politician. A Democrat, Torricelli served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 9th district from 1983 to 1997 and as a United States s ...

(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 Giuseppe Antonio Torricelli (1662–1719) was an Italian sculptor and gem-engraver of the late Baroque active in Florence, often using colorful and semi-precious pietra dura, a type of workmanship that became a specialty of Florence. He initia ...

(1662–1719), Italian sculptor

Science

* Torricelli's law, a theorem in fluid dynamics *

Torricelli's equation In physics, Torricelli's equation, or Torricelli's formula, is an equation created by Evangelista Torricelli to find the final velocity of an object moving with a constant acceleration along an axis (for example, the x axis) without having a know ...

, an equation created by Evangelista Torricelli * Torricelli's trumpet or

Gabriel's Horn Gabriel's horn (also called Torricelli's trumpet) is a particular geometric figure that has infinite surface area but finite volume. The name refers to the Christian tradition where the archangel Gabriel blows the horn to announce Judgment Day ...

, a geometric figure * Torricelli point or

Fermat point In Euclidean geometry, the Fermat point of a triangle, also called the Torricelli point or Fermat–Torricelli point, is a point such that the sum of the three distances from each of the three vertices of the triangle to the point is the smallest ...

, 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''

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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, another part of the United States' long running embargo against Cuba *

Torricelli languages The Torricelli languages are a family of about fifty languages of the northern Papua New Guinea coast, spoken by about 80,000 people. They are named after the Torricelli Mountains. The most populous and best known Torricelli language is Arapesh ...

, 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

People with the surname

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