What best describes Torricelli's relationship with Galileo?
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Evangelista Torricelli was a student of Galileo and was greatly influenced by him. He was inspired by Galileo's work on the pendulum and the motion of objects in water, and he went on to make important contributions to the field of physics. Torricelli's most famous invention was the barometer, which he used to measure the air pressure. He also made important contributions to the study of optics and hydrodynamics.
Discovering the Genius of Evangelista Torricelli: A Journey through the Life and Contributions of an Extraordinary Italian Physicist and Mathematician
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