- Luigi Palmieri
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birth_place =Faicchio ,Benevento
death_date =September 9 1896
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Luigi Palmieri (April 22 ,1807 -September 9 1896 ) was an Italianphysicist andmeteorologist .Biography
He was born at
Faicchio ,Benevento ,Italy . He died atNaples ,Italy . Palmieri made observation of the eruptions on Mount Vesuvius. He also researched earthquakes and meteorological phenomena.Palmieri received a degree in architecture from the
University of Naples . In 1845, Palmieri was the professor of physics at the Royal Naval School at Naples. In 1847, Palmieri was the chair of physics at the university. In 1848, he began working at theVesuvius Observatory . By 1854, Palmieri was the observatory director. Using aseismometer for the detection and measurement of ground tremors, Palmieri was able to detect very slight movements and to predict the eruption of volcanos.Using a modified
Peltier electrometer , he researchedatmospheric electricity . He developed a modifiedMorse telegraph . He improved theanemomete andpluviometer .Memberships
* Royal Society of Naples (Academy of Sciences) -- 1861,
* Academy of the Lincei (Florence) -- 1871.Honours
* The Palmieri crater on the Moon
* Member of the Superior Council of Meteorology
* Senator of the Kingdom
* Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy
* Commander of the Order of Rosa del BrazilePublications
* "Aunali dell' osservatorio Vesuviano". 1869-1873.
* "Incendio Vesuviano del 26 Aprile 1872". Naples, 1872. (Ger.: Berlin, 1872)
* "Il Vesuvio e la sua storia". Milan, 1880.
* "Nuove lezioni di fisica sperimentale e di fisica terrestre". Naples, 1883.
* "Die Atmospharische Elektrizität". Vienna, 1884.
* "Les lois et les origines de l'électricité". Paris, 1885.See also
*
List of craters on the Moon External links and references
* " [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11431a.htm Luigi Palmieri] ". Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XI. Robert Appleton Company, 1911. (K. Knight, 2003)
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