12 Facts About Francesco Eschinardi

Francesco Eschinardi, known under the pseudonym of Costanzo Amichevoli, was an Italian Jesuit, physicist and mathematician.

Francesco Eschinardi entered the Society of Jesus in 1637 at the age of 14 and subsequently joined the faculty of the Roman College, teaching logic in 1658, physics in 1659, and metaphysics in 1660.

Francesco Eschinardi became professor of mathematics in Florence and at Perugia, then from 1665 he was again teaching at the Roman College, where he held the chair of mathematics, geometry and astronomy.

Francesco Eschinardi was Filippo Bonanni's tutor and Giuseppe Campani's scientific mentor.

Francesco Eschinardi was concerned with a great number of scientific projects, ranging from the physics of sound to perpetual motion, and he was involved with attempting to graduate thermometers on a scientific principle.

Francesco Eschinardi was a skilled astronomer who carried out much valuable work.

Francesco Eschinardi had a deep interest in the archaeology of Rome and the conversations between the two probably stimulated the interest in Roman archaeology that led to some of Halley's papers in Philosophical Transactions.

Francesco Eschinardi was an active member of the Physical-Mathematical Academy founded by Giovanni Ciampini and contributed regularly to the Giornale de' Letterati from 1668 to 1675.

Francesco Eschinardi often collaborated with his fellow Jesuits Athanasius Kircher and Mario Bettinus.

Francesco Eschinardi was one of the great Jesuit experimentalists of the latter half of the Seventeenth century.

Francesco Eschinardi follows Galileo's lead in mechanics in most respects, including the kinematics of free fall and projectile motion.

Francesco Eschinardi was the first to provide information about the nocturnal projection clock invented by Matteo Campani-Alimenis.