Person Viviani; Vincenzo (1622 - 1703); mathematician and physicist Viviani Vincenzo mathematician and physicist Vincent Vincentius 1622 - 1703 Italian Male Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, [modern day Italy], Europe 5 April 1622 16220405 Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, [modern day Italy], Europe 22 September 1703 17030922

Mathematics Education: Studied humanities with the Jesuits and mathematics with Settimi Career: Assistant to Galileo Galilei at Arcetri (1639); wrote an account of Galileo's life; prevented from continuing his work by the opposition of the Roman Catholic Church, he turned his attention to reconstructing and translating the mathematical texts of the ancients, including Euclid's 'Elements'; declined the offer of scientific posts from King John II Casimir of Poland and Louis XIV of France Memberships: Accademia del Cimento, Florence; Academie Royale des Sciences (1699, Foreign Member ) Parents: Jacopo di Michelangelo Viviani and Maria Alamanno del Nente Viviani was particularly interested in the study of motion and of atmospheric pressure in relation to height. Throughout his studies and career, he became very good friends with Galileo Galilei and it was important to keep his work alive after his mentor's death in 1642. After the formation of the Accademia del Cimento, Viviani proved instrumental to its work and was involved in experiments with Evangelista Torricelli's barometer and in those relating to freezing water. Fellow 29/04/1696 Occasional correspondent on mathematical topics prior to election; Proposed on 30 May 1688; Submitted a paper on geometry (1701) Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB; Biographical Dictionary of Italians; MacTutor History of Mathematics archive References: Andrade, E N da C. 1964. 'Galileo', in Notes and Records, vol. 19, pp. 120-130 Beretta, M. 2000. 'At the source of Western science: the organization of experimentalism at the Accadmeia del Cimento (1657-1667)', in Notes and Records, vol. 54, pp. 131-151 Cook, A. 2003. '1703 and other anniversaries', in Notes and Records, vol. 57, pp. 1-2 Cook, A. 2004. 'Rome and the Royal Society, 1660-1740', in Notes and Records, vol. 58, pp. 3-19 Viviani P0136.jpg ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 RCN: R65073 RCN: R65070 RCN: 40147 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH8756 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-9350 5 Apr 1622 - 22 Sep 1703 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 20/12/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA4529 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/7400500 213dbbdd-cb05-4dc5-92b2-930b5f678296