Which accurately describes the contributions of Evangelista Torricelli to the Scientific Revolution?
He created a sustained vacuum and discovered the principle of a barometer.
He discovered calculus after his university closed due to a plague outbreak.
He invented the geometric and military compass used by surveyors, merchants, and the military.
He discovered elliptical orbits of planets around the sun, as opposed to a circular orbit.
Is it D?
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So he discovered the barometer, correct? Wouldn't that be A? It's the only one with the barometer in it.
Yes, A.
Yes, the accurate description of the contributions of Evangelista Torricelli to the Scientific Revolution is D. He discovered that the orbits of planets around the sun are elliptical, as opposed to a circular orbit.
To arrive at this answer, one can evaluate each choice and determine which aligns with the contributions of Torricelli during the Scientific Revolution. Evaluating each choice individually can help identify the correct answer:
A. "He created a sustained vacuum and discovered the principle of a barometer." - This accurately describes Torricelli's contribution. He invented the barometer, which utilizes a sustained vacuum to measure atmospheric pressure.
B. "He discovered calculus after his university closed due to a plague outbreak." - This is not an accurate description of Torricelli's contributions. Although Torricelli was a student of Galileo and contributed to the development of calculus, it was not related to the closure of his university due to a plague outbreak.
C. "He invented the geometric and military compass used by surveyors, merchants, and the military." - This is not an accurate description of Torricelli's contributions. Although Torricelli made significant contributions to mathematics and physics, the invention of the geometric and military compass was not one of them.
D. "He discovered elliptical orbits of planets around the sun, as opposed to a circular orbit." - This is an accurate description of Torricelli's contributions. He demonstrated that the orbits of planets, including Earth, around the sun are elliptical, contrary to the previously accepted idea of circular orbits.
Therefore, the correct answer is D.