Benedetto Castelli

Benedetto Castelli, born Antonio Castelli (Brescia, 1578 – Rome, 1643), took the name "Benedetto" upon entering the Benedictine Order in 1595.

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Brescia - 1578 - Rome - 1643 - Benedictine Order - 1595

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Benedetto Castelli studied at the University of Padua and later became an abbot at the Benedictine monastery in Monte Cassino.

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University of Padua - Monte Cassino

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He was a long-time friend and supporter of his teacher, Galileo Galilei. He assisted Galileo's study of sunspots and participated in the examination of the theories of Nicolaus Copernicus.

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Galileo Galilei - Nicolaus Copernicus

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Castelli was interested in mathematics and hydraulics. He was appointed as a mathematician to the University of Pisa and later at the University of Rome La Sapienza. He published Mensuration of Running Water, and important work on fluids in motion.

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Mathematics - Hydraulics - University of Pisa - University of Rome La Sapienza

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One of his students was Evangelista Torricelli, the inventor of the barometer.

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Evangelista Torricelli - Barometer

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