Paolo Casati
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"Casatus" redirects here. For the lunar crater, see Casatus (crater).
Paolo Casati (in Latin, Paulus Casatus) (23 November 1617 – 22 December 1707) was an Italian Jesuit mathematician. He belonged to the jesuit scientific school founded in the Provincia Veneta by Giuseppe Biancani, and represented later by Niccolò Cabeo, Niccolò Zucchi, Giovanni Battista Riccioli and Francesco Maria Grimaldi.
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Born | (1617-11-23)23 November 1617 |
Died | 22 December 1707(1707-12-22) (aged 90) |
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Known for | his contributions to physics experiments and observations |
Parent(s) | Lodovico Casati and Vittoria Casati (née de' Punginibbi) |
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Discipline | Mathematician, Physicist |
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Notable students | Francesco Lana de Terzi[2] |
Influenced | Gaspar Schott[1] |
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