Torricellian
- a word derived from Torricelli.
Example Sentences
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Gilbert already had a small, local community of experts, but the Torricellian experiment produced an international network of a quite new sort.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Thus in the Torricellian experiment you cannot see the pressure of the air, but the height of the column of mercury is an indicator of that invisible pressure.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Between the recognition that the Torricellian tube is a pressure gauge and the invention of the atmospheric steam engine there was no intervention of an extraneous factor.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
The Torricellian network solved problems more efficiently than any individual could on their own.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Roberval thought this justified the conclusion that there is always some air, however little, in the Torricellian void.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
