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Gasparo Berti

Italian scientist · Scientists · Lived 1600 to 1643 · aged 43

Gasparo Berti was an Italian mathematician, astronomer and physicist. He was probably born in Mantua and spent most of his life in Rome. He is most famous today for his experiment in which he unknowingly created the first working barometer.

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Though he was best known for his work in mathematics and physics, little of his work in either survives.

Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1600 to 1643 · aged 43