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Francesco Maria Grimaldi
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Italian physicist (1618–1663)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1618-04-02 ) 2 April 1618, Bologna
- Died
- 28 August 1663 (1663-08-28) (aged 45), Bologna
- Other names
- Francisco Maria Grimaldo Franciscus Grimaldi
- Known for
- Free fall , diffraction
- Fields
- Mathematics , Physics
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Bologna
- Place of death
- Bologna
- Occupation
- mathematician
- Educated at
- University of Bologna
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Doctoral advisor
- Giovanni Battista Riccioli
- Doctoral student
- Giovanni Domenico Cassini
- Image
- Francesco Maria Grimaldi.jpg
- Religious order
- Society of Jesus
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- date of birth
- 1618-04-02
- date of death
- 1663-12-18
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- Francesco Maria Grimaldi
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- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
Francesco Maria Grimaldi SJ (2 April 1618 – 28 December 1663) was an Italian Jesuit priest, mathematician and physicist who taught at the Jesuit college in Bologna. He was born in Bologna to Paride Grimaldi and Anna Cattani.
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