1. Vincenzo Viviani was an Italian mathematician and scientist.
21 Facts About Vincenzo Viviani
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Vincenzo Viviani was born in Florence to the nobles Jacopo di Michelangelo Viviani and Maria Alamanno del Nente.
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Vincenzo Viviani studied geometry under the instruction of Galilean follower Clemente Settimi.
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In 1638, Michelini initiated the Grand Duke Ferdinand II de' Medici's interest in Vincenzo Viviani and arranged their introduction in Livorno where Vincenzo Viviani would demonstrate his abilities.
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Later that year, Vincenzo Viviani was able to expand his knowledge over the philosophy of nature while assisting Galileo on Two new sciences, in which Galileo studied the acceleration of free bodies along an inclined plane.
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In 1639, Vincenzo Viviani moved to Galileo's home in Arcetri to assist him in his studies before they were joined by Evangelista Torricelli in 1641.
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Apart from being Galileo's disciple, Vincenzo Viviani became a pupil of Evangelista Torricelli and worked on physics and geometry.
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Vincenzo Viviani was the last disciple of Galileo until Galileo's death in 1642.
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Vincenzo Viviani was one of the first members of the Grand Duke's experimental academy, the Accademia del Cimento, when it was created a decade later.
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Apart from his own career and endeavors, Vincenzo Viviani worked throughout his life to preserve the contributions and life of Galileo.
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In 1654, Cardinal Leopoldo de' Medici tasked Vincenzo Viviani with gathering material in order to write a biography about Galileo's life and work.
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Carlo Manolessi recruited Vincenzo Viviani to assist him and others in creating a compilation of Galileo's work and coordinating the frontispiece for Galileo's publication.
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From 1655 to 1656, Vincenzo Viviani edited the first edition of Galileo's collected works.
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Vincenzo Viviani tried to publish an account of the life of Galileo, but claimed that his efforts were halted by the Catholic church although this claim has been challenged.
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One of the primary interests of Vincenzo Viviani was the study of the mathematics of the ancients.
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Vincenzo Viviani spent much of his life restoring the works of Aristaeus the Elder and Apollonius.
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Vincenzo Viviani did not make a connection with the rotation of Earth.
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Vincenzo Viviani accepted this post and turned down his other offers.
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From 1666 to 1667, Vincenzo Viviani guided Nicolaus Steno on the geometrical propositions of anatomical figures and dissections of shark muscle fibers.
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Vincenzo Viviani's own remains were moved to Galileo's new grave as well.
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In Florence, Vincenzo Viviani had Galileo's life and achievements written in Latin on the facade of his palace, on huge stone scrolls.