Gasparo berti biography for kids

Gasparo Berti (c. 1600–1643) was an Italian mathematician, astronomer and physicist. He was probably born in Mantua and spent most of his life in Rome. He is most famous today for his experiment in which he unknowingly created the first working barometer.

Though he was best known for his work in mathematics and physics, little of his work in either survives.

Gasparo berti biography for kids

Berti held a chair of mathematics at the University of Rome La Sapienza. He was to succeed Benedetto Castelli as professor of mathematics there, but he died before he could begin teaching. He also mapped the Roman catacombs.