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	Evangelista Torricelli - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Evangelista Torricelli (October 15, 1608 - October 25, 1647) was an Italian physicist and mathematician.
		After Galileo's death Torricelli was nominated grand-ducal mathematician and professor of mathematics in the Florentine academy.
		Torricelli is also famous for the discovery of an infinitely long solid now called Gabriel's horn, whose surface area is infinite, but whose volume is finite.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Evangelista_Torricelli (380 words)

	Torricelli (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Torricelli was an ambitious young man and he greatly admired Galileo, so he took the opportunity to inform Galileo of his own mathematical work.
		Torricelli began by Galileo Galileo that he was a professional mathematician and that he had studied the classical texts of Apollonius, Archimedes and Theodosius.
		Around 1640, Torricelli devised a geometrical solution to a problem, allegedly first formulated in the early 1600s by Fermat: 'given three points in a plane, find a fourth point such that the sum of its distances to the three given points is as small as possible'.
	www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk /~history/Mathematicians/Torricelli.html (2829 words)

	CNN.com - Dems pick Lautenberg to replace Torricelli - Oct. 1, 2002
		Torricelli, 51, a first-term senator considered a rising star and renowned for his fund-raising prowess, announced Monday he was withdrawing from the race because of the lingering controversy over personal gifts he took from a major campaign donor and questions about campaign donations from 1996.
		However, Torricelli wrote in a September 30 letter to state Attorney General David Samson that he had asked Bonnie Watson Coleman, chairwoman of the state Democratic Party, to "pursue the selection of a candidate in my stead" in accordance with state law.
		Torricelli's race was once viewed as an easy win for his party, but Republicans have successfully made the incumbent's ethics troubles a campaign issue.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/ALLPOLITICS/10/01/elec02.nj.s.torricelli.race (1130 words)

	Malaspina Great Books - Evangelista Torricelli (1608)
		Torricelli showed his thorough understanding by writing a thesis on the path of projectiles.
		Galileo invited Torricelli to his house but for personal reasons he was unable to accept until three months before the death of the blind scientist (1641).
		Torricelli's honesty, manliness, and modesty are distinctly shown in his reply.
	www.malaspina.org /home.asp?topic=./search/details&lastpage=./search/results&ID=355 (653 words)

	CNN.com - Torricelli calls for board of inquiry - September 29, 2001
		Robert Torricelli, a New Jersey Democrat, is calling for a board of inquiry to investigate what he described as "intelligence failures" prior to the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.
		Torricelli, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the inquiry board would be made up of "distinguished Americans who understand law enforcement, understand national security but are independent." He said President Bush and the congressional leadership would make appointments to the panel.
		Torricelli said he was not concerned that such a probe now would distract law enforcement and intelligence officials who are now engaged in what Bush has termed a war against terrorism.
	www.cnn.com /2001/US/09/29/inv.inquiry.board/index.html (1065 words)

	The Torch Flames Out Jacob Weisberg
		Torricelli actually took Chang to a meeting with the finance minister of South Korea in Seoul in 1999--when Chang was already under investigation for giving Torricelli illegal campaign contributions.
		Torricelli has admitted that he did not go to the authorities when Chang tried to buy him a Mercedes, a bribe he apparently turned down when he got worried that the auto dealer knew who Chang was buying the car for.
		Torricelli is clearly someone who appreciates the accoutrements of affluence--the hand-tailored suits, the first-class travel, the fancy restaurants, the trophy girlfriends.
	www.slate.com /id/1007572 (2080 words)

	THE OBSERVATION OF TORRICELLI B
		Torricelli B is a 7 km crater, which is approximately at 2.7 degrees south and 29.2 degrees north.
		Its namesake crater, Torricelli, is a little over 50km south and the craters, Censorinus and Moltke, frame Torricelli B to the northeast and northwest respectively.
		The solar altitude on Torricelli B was of 17.2 °.
	web.tiscalinet.it /themoon/torricelli.htm (1708 words)

	The Torricelli Principle - If you don't want an election to be about you, get out. By William Saletan
		In the contest between Torricelli and his Republican challenger, Doug Forrester, there was frequent debate about the Torricelli Principle, an obscure rule (named after the then-congressman) having to do with the recruitment of shady characters by U.S. intelligence agencies.
		But in the wake of Torricelli's withdrawal, the principle for which he might more suitably be remembered is the one he illustrated in his final campaign: When you're reduced to pleading that the election isn't about you, it's time to get out.
		At the press conference announcing his withdrawal, Torricelli said he and Clinton had talked on the phone earlier in the day, recalling "all the times I went to the White House and told him in the darkest days that what I admired about him was that you never give up.
	www.slate.com /?id=2071776 (883 words)

	Torricelli's Trumpet or Gabriel's Horn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Evangelista Torricelli (1608 - 1647) was a student of Galileo.
		Unfortunately, Torricelli did not live to see the methods of calculus fully emerge to confirm his painstaking calculations largely based on his friend Cavalieri's "summation of plane slices" method.
		Torricelli is better known for his work in physics.
	curvebank.calstatela.edu /torricelli/torricelli.htm (345 words)

	USATODAY.com - Lautenberg tapped to replace Torricelli in New Jersey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Torricelli bowed out of his re-election race after the latest poll numbers indicated he was losing badly to his Republican opponent.
		The fight over replacing Torricelli was seen by some as critical to Democrats' hopes of hanging on to their only handle on federal power and check on President Bush.
		Torricelli had been accused of taking gifts worth thousands of dollars from businessman David Chang, who told prosecutors he was seeking help with business deals overseas.
	www.usatoday.com /news/politicselections/2002-10-01-lautenberg_x.htm (644 words)

	AmericanMafia.com - Feature Articles 175
		Torricelli raised $12 million and as a result was appointed Chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, whose aim was to wrest control of the Senate away from the Republicans.
		On the FBI tapes Torricelli asks for $1,000 contributions from the Rotis and their associates and the Rotis then suggest that their native Chicago would be a good place for Torricelli to raise funds, even though Chicago is a thousand miles away from the constituents Torricelli would represent.
		Torricelli admitted in a television interview that his attorneys personally escorted the agents through his home to assure them that there were no documents or items in his residence of interest to their investigation.
	www.americanmafia.com /Feature_Articles_177.html (5957 words)

	Court denies Torricelli's appeal \| Home News Tribune Online
		TRENTON — Former U.S. Sen. Robert G. Torricelli lost his bid in a state appeals court Tuesday to undo his conviction for leaving the scene of a minor car mishap, in which the once-powerful lawmaker was viewed by the courts as a liar.
		Torricelli was a longtime congressman from Bergen County who served one term in the Senate.
		A lawyer for Torricelli, Jeffrey Weinstein, said, "I believe that the standard that the appellate division set is an unrealistic one in terms of what are the requirements of a driver who is involved in a minor tap.
	www.thnt.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/B3/20050817/NEWS0301/508170494/1041/NEWS03 (594 words)

	CNN.com - Torricelli drops out of N.J. race - Sep. 30, 2002
		Torricelli's race had once been viewed as an easy win for his party, but Republicans have successfully made the incumbent's ethics troubles -- stemming from illegal 1996 campaign donations and questionable gifts -- a campaign issue this year.
		Torricelli was admonished by the Senate Ethics Committee this summer, following an investigation into whether he had improperly accepted gifts from businessman David Chang, a campaign contributor who earlier this year pleaded guilty to violating federal election laws.
		Torricelli, who once served in the office of Vice President Walter Mondale, said he made mistakes, but insisted he was not guilty of all the charges leveled against him.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/ALLPOLITICS/09/30/elec02.nj.s.torricelli.race (944 words)

	The Scandals of Senator Robert Torricelli (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Torricelli has spent the last six months fighting an increasing tide of accusations, rumors, and the threat posed by an ongoing Federal investigation into a variety of business dealings and campaign finance scandals that have swirled about him over the past decade.
		Torricelli's office specifically stated that the only support provided by the Senator had been a run-of-the-mill letter of recommendation to the Korean government -- a letter that was so low-level that Torricelli never even saw it himself.
		It's more likely that the reason that people like Chang and Hababou conspired with Torricelli is that Torricelli himself was corruptible; there are few scoutmasters and church choir leaders offering to host $5,000-a-plate fundraisers, but there are plenty of unscrupulous businessmen and con artists ready to buy a Mercedes for their friend, the Senator.
	www.evote.com /features/2001-04/torricelli-schemes.asp (1897 words)

	CNN.com - Torricelli apologizes for ethics 'lapses' - July 31, 2002
		Torricelli, a Democrat facing a tough re-election race for a second term, has insisted for months that he did not break Senate rules.
		Torricelli's actions "created at least the appearance of impropriety, and you are hereby severely admonished," the letter said.
		In addition, the committee ordered Torricelli to pay fair market value to Chang for the gifts, "with appropriate interest." The senator was also ordered to return the statutes, which he previously turned over to the Justice Department.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/ALLPOLITICS/07/30/torrecelli.ethics (605 words)

	UAI lunar section - torricelli program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The crater Torricelli is positioned at 4.6° of latitude S and 28.5° of longitude E. Its maximum dimension is of 23 Km and has a elongated shape, probably caused by a partial overlapping of 2 different crater rims that, maybe due to tectonic activity following the impacts, have merged to form a single structure.
		Torricelli is surrounded by a blanket of dark ejecta, making it a typical example of a dark halo crater, a morphological feature type that is the object of a specific program (DHC) of the UAI lunar section.
		Torricelli B is located about 1 degree NNE of Torricelli, the latter can be spotted even in the illumination conditions of 9 February 2001 (almost full moon) for its typical "pear" shape.
	www.uai.it /sez_lun/torricelli_eng.htm (1483 words)

	WCCO-TV - Minnesota's Breaking News, Weather, Traffic and Sports: Torricelli Raises Cash For Kerry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Torricelli, whose rising political career collapsed in 2002 after his fund raising became the subject of criminal and Senate investigations, said Friday he is not seeking a formal position in Kerry's campaign but has raised money for it.
		Torricelli said he did not know how much money in all he raised for Kerry because checks were still flowing in.
		Torricelli, once one of the Democrats' top fund-raisers for Senate candidates and a close ally of former President Clinton, dismissed any suggestion that his past problems with fund-raising will be used by rivals to attack Kerry.
	wcco.com /topstories/topstories_story_037211317.html (495 words)

	Does Torricelli Departure Help or Hurt Democrats? (washingtonpost.com)
		In his stunning speech yesterday, Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-N.J.) portrayed himself as a victim of the politics of personal destruction, absolved himself from major ethical lapses and portrayed his 11th hour withdrawal from the Senate race as an act of benevolence for his beloved Democratic party.
		But it became clearer than ever today that Torricelli — a master fundraiser and stirring orator who has contributed as much as anyone in recent years to his party's success — may in fact have ruined Democrats' chances to keep a hold on their majority in the Senate.
		While a Torricelli victory against GOP candidate Douglas Forrester was becoming less certain by the day as media and voter backlash against the senator mounted, his departure from the race could assure a Republican victory if the state's Supreme Court refuses to allow a replacement candidate this close to the election.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A28052-2002Oct1.html (1020 words)

	WorldNetDaily: Torricelli's miniscule diamond earrings
		Robert Torricelli, D-N.J., has had a difficult time getting his story straight about why he allowed his girlfriend, sister and aide to accept gifts of expensive earrings – including at least one set of diamond earrings – from a contributor who was seeking Torricelli's official help in a dispute with the North Korean government.
		Despite this claim, Torricelli's Senate spokeswoman, Debra Deshong, confirmed to Human Events that at least one pair of earrings – the pair given to Torricelli's girlfriend – was in fact a set of diamond earrings.
		Torricelli's spokeswoman refused comment to Human Events on these two alleged gifts, although she confirmed that Torricelli has denied receiving other gifts from Chang, including Italian suits, expensive watches and envelopes stuffed with thousands of dollars in cash.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=28715 (826 words)

	Ex-Senator Torricelli Wielding Clout as Party Fund-Raiser
		Torricelli, who dropped his 2002 re-election bid after accusations of ethical missteps and an admonishment from the Senate ethics committee for his relationship with a wealthy campaign donor.
		Torricelli donated $50,000 to an organization that sponsored political advertisements attacking Howard Dean, who last month was Mr.
		Torricelli gave $10,000 to the campaign of Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois, $25,000 to the joint committee working for Senator Harry Reid of Nevada and $10,000 to a potential gubernatorial candidate in California, Phil Angelides.
	www.nytimes.com /2004/02/14/nyregion/14torricelli.html?ex=1392181200&en=ae95c5b522afd0f2&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND (816 words)

	Apologizing 101 - S. Adubato
		The Torricelli debacle in many ways is not about politics but rather about what people expect of their leaders, be they in government, business or the non-profit sector.
		Bob Torricelli is an excellent communicator and a compelling public speaker, but apparently he and other high profile figures such as Tyco's Dennis Koslowski, Enron's Ken Lay, or even Lizzie Grubman haven't figured out how important the truth is when things go wrong.
		Technically, Senator Torricelli doesn't have the authority to release the transcripts from the Ethics Committee.
	www.caucusnj.org /adubato/starledger/apologizing101.asp (509 words)

	1010 WINS - ALL NEWS. ALL THE TIME.: Torricelli Target of New Federal Lawsuit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A lawyer for Torricelli, a midlevel investor in the fund, said the former senator and other limited partners halted their investments when they learned the fund's founder, John B. Torkelsen of Princeton, was not making the investments and providing the returns he had pledged.
		Torricelli and other partners, including Philadelphia trial lawyer Leonard Barrack, are seeking to have the government's suit dismissed.
		Torricelli, a Democrat, left elected office in January 2003, three months after halting a re-election campaign for his Senate seat.
	1010wins.com /topstories/winstopstories_story_096161358.html (744 words)

	Evangelista Torricelli -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		In 1641 Torricelli was invited to Florence, where he served the elderly astronomer as secretary and...
		Evangelista Torricelli was born on Oct. 15, 1608, in Faenza in what is now Italy.
		Torricelli was experimenting to determine the nature of air and vacuums.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9072977 (677 words)

	Evangelista Torricelli with Galileo in Arcetri
		During this lengthy period, Torricelli investigated the theory of motion, as is revealed by a letter from Castelli to Galileo of 2 March 1641.
		27 April 1641, Torricelli wrote to the prisoner in Arcetri to thank him for the invitation and express his regret that he was unable to leave Rome until the abbot's return.
		It is clear that a good deal of courage was required, in the political and cultural context of the period, to go to gather the ideas of one whom the all-powerful inquisitors of the Holy Office wanted to silence permanently.
	galileo.imss.firenze.it /multi/torricel/etorgali.html (663 words)

	TORRICELLI CAPTURED ON CRIME WIRE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Torricelli is under investigation for a variety of possible crimes, the most serious being that he allegedly took thousands in unreported gifts from Chang in exchange for helping his former friend and fund-raiser pocket millions of dollars in two business deals in Korea.
		Torricelli is, despite all the love he has for himself, a nasty little man, given to delusions of grandeur.
		Torricelli had no "credibility." That is why the Democrats forced him out of his re-election campaign with their anonymous leaks.
	www.papillonsartpalace.com /torricel.htm (2883 words)

	Senate ethics panel slaps Torricelli (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Torricelli owes it to the people of New Jersey to release his sworn testimony before the Senate Ethics Committee, release any statements he gave to the Justice Department and tell his lawyers to drop their opposition to the release of the prosecutors’ memo about their view of the credibility of charges against Mr.
		Torricelli acknowledged that the committee concluded otherwise "in several circumstances" and said that he would comply with their request that he fully reimburse Chang to insure compliance with Senate rules.
		Torricelli said that "during recent weeks I have spent long nights tormented by the question of how I could have allowed such lapses of judgment to compromise all that I have fought to build.
	www.politicsnj.com /murphy073002_TorricelliEthics.htm (1469 words)

	Courier News Online - Court shoots down Torricelli's appeal
		TRENTON -- Former U.S. Sen. Robert G. Torricelli lost an appeal Tuesday to have his conviction overturned after leaving the scene of a minor car accident, a case in which the once-powerful lawmaker was viewed by the courts as a liar.
		Torricelli was ordered to hand over his license and pay $200 in fines and court fees after a 2003 fender-bender in which he claimed his wife was behind the wheel.
		Jackson said Torricelli, who lives in Hunterdon County a short drive from Lambertville, awaits word from the state on when he will have to surrender his driver's license; he will remain under suspension for six months.
	www.c-n.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050817/NEWS01/508170340/1006 (580 words)

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