Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
Italian physicist
Died when: 71 years 337 days (863 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli (Italian pronunciation: [d?o'vanni al'f?nso bo'r?lli]; 28 January 1608 – 31 December 1679) was a Renaissance Italian physiologist, physicist, and mathematician.
He contributed to the modern principle of scientific investigation by continuing Galileo's practice of testing hypotheses against observation.Trained in mathematics, Borelli also made extensive studies of Jupiter's moons, the mechanics of animal locomotion and, in microscopy, of the constituents of blood.
He also used microscopy to investigate the stomatal movement of plants, and undertook studies in medicine and geology.During his career, he enjoyed the patronage of Queen Christina of Sweden.
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