biography
| name: |
Sanctorius
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Latin name of Santorio Santorio
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pronunciation:
[sangktawrius]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1561–1636)
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| biography:
| Physician and friend of Galileo, born in Koper, SW Slovenia (formerly Capodistria, Italy). He studied at Padua, and in 1611 became professor of theoretical medicine there. He invented the clinical thermometer, a pulsimeter, a hygrometer, and other instruments, but he is best known for his investigations into the fluctuations of the body's weight under different conditions. |
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