Francesco Maria Grimaldi
Italian mathematician and physicist
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Francesco Maria Grimaldi, SJ 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. Wikipedia
Born: April 2, 1618, Bologna, Italy
Died: December 28, 1663 (age 45 years), Bologna, Italy
Known for: Free fall, diffraction
Books: Almagestum Novum