Paolo Frisi

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Paolo Frisi was an 18th-century Italian mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic priest known for his contributions to hydraulics, astronomy, and the scientific culture of the Enlightenment in Milan.

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instanceOf Catholic priest
human
hydraulic engineer
mathematician
physicist
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Milan
Italy
dateOfBirth 1728-04-13
dateOfDeath 1784-11-22
educatedAt Barnabite college in Milan
employer Scuole Palatine di Milano
University of Pisa
ethnicGroup Italian
familyName Frisi
linked to: Frisia
fieldOfWork astronomy
geodesy
history of science
hydraulics
mathematics
mechanics
physics
givenName Paolo
knownFor contributions to hydraulics
promoting Newtonian physics in Italy
role in Enlightenment scientific culture in Milan
work on astronomy
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
Latin
memberOf Académie des sciences
Accademia delle Scienze di Torino
Clerics Regular of Saint Paul
Royal Society
movement Enlightenment
notableWork Cosmographia physica et mathematica
De gravitate universali
De motu diurno terrae
Del modo di regolare i fiumi
Disquisitio mathematica in causam physicam fluxus et refluxus maris
Elogio di Galileo Galilei
occupation Catholic priest
astronomer
mathematician
physicist
university teacher
placeOfBirth Milan
placeOfDeath Milan
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
workLocation Milan
Pisa

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