Valerianus Magnus
Valerianus Magnus | |
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Valerianus Magnus, about 1624, National Museum, Warsaw | |
| Born | Massimiliano Magni 11 October 1587 |
| Died | 29 July 1661 (aged 73) |
| Parent(s) | Costantino Magni and Ottavia Magni (née Carcassola) |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Charles University |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 17th-century philosophy |
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| School | Augustinianism |
| Main interests | Metaphysics, physics, natural philosophy |
Valerianus Magnus or Valeriano Magni OFMCap (October 11, 1586 – July 20, 1661) was an Italian Capuchin, missionary preacher in Central Europe, philosopher, polemicist and author. He was one of the pioneers with the Torricelli's experiment and published one of the first accounts of it, the Demonstratio ocularis (Warsaw, 1647).