Timoteo Bertelli
Timoteo Bertelli (born October 26, 1826 in Bologna , † February 6, 1905 in Florence ) was an Italian Roman Catholic clergyman, mathematician and geophysicist . He is best known for his work on the natural vibrations of the earth .
The son of an astronomy lecturer was initially trained by Barnabites , with whom he took his vows on September 7, 1845. He then studied mathematics and physics in Rome until 1848, in Moncalieri until 1850 and finally in Naples, where he was ordained a priest. He held his first teaching posts in Macerata , Bologna and Parma until he came to the Florence Collegio alla Querce in 1867 , where he researched and taught until his death.
In Florence and later in Rome, Bertelli observed the natural vibrations of the earth with a seismograph developed by him in 1872 , for the strength of which he determined local maxima in 1873 and 1886, i.e. in years in which the number of sunspots decreased .
In Florence a street was dedicated to Bertelli.
supporting documents
- ↑ Agustín Udías, William Stauder: 3 The Jesuit contribution to seismology . In: International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology , Volume 81, Part 1. Academic Press, 2002, ISBN 0074-6142, pp. 19-27, doi : 10.1016 / S0074-6142 (02) 80206-6 . .
- ^ Pierre Bernard: Historical sketch of microseisms from past to future . In: Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors . 63, No. 3-4, October 15, 1990, ISSN 0031-9201 , pp. 145-150, pp. 145. doi : 10.1016 / 0031-9201 (90) 90013-N .
- ^ Pierre Bernard: Historical sketch of microseisms from past to future . In: Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors . 63, No. 3-4, October 15, 1990, ISSN 0031-9201 , pp. 145-150, p. 147. doi : 10.1016 / 0031-9201 (90) 90013-N .
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| SURNAME | Bertelli, Timoteo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Roman Catholic clergyman, mathematician and geophysicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bologna |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 1905 |
| Place of death | Florence |