Teaching physics during the 17th century: some examples from the works of Evangelista Torricelli

TL;DR

This paper examines 17th-century physics education through examples from Evangelista Torricelli's work, illustrating historical teaching methods and content at the University of Pisa.

Contribution

It provides an analysis of historical physics problems from Torricelli's book, highlighting pedagogical approaches in 17th-century university education.

Findings

Illustrates teaching methods used in 17th-century Pisa

Shows the types of physics problems taught in the 17th century

Provides historical context for physics education

Abstract

This paper is proposing some physics problems from a book, De Motu Gravium Naturaliter Descendentium, written by Evangelista Torricelli, with the aim of showing how physics was taught in a university, that of Pisa, in the 17th century.