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Tiberius Cavallo (also Tiberio) was an Italian physicist and natural philosopher. ==Life== He was born at Naples, where his father was a physician. In 1771 he came to England with the intention of pursuing a mercantile career, but he soon turned his attention to scientific work. He made several ingenious improvements in scientific instruments. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1779, and gave annual Bakerian Lectures from 1780 to 1792.〔(Archive Bakerian lectures 1799–1775 )〕 Cavallo was often cited in the literature of his time as inventor of Cavallo's multiplier, a device he used for the amplification of small electric charges, making them observable and measurable in an electroscope.〔(), on the "pocket electrometer".〕 He also worked on refrigeration,〔(UCL Bentham Project )〕 and his work influenced pioneer balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard.〔(FAI Ballooning Commission – Spring 2001 Newsletter )〕 He published on musical temperament.〔(The Russell Collection of Early Keyboard Instruments – Dr. Smith's "Equal-Harmony" )〕 He died in London on 21 December 1809. He is buried in Old St Pancras Churchyard. The grave is lost but he is listed on Baroness Burdett Coutts monument of 1879 to the many important persons buried therein. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tiberius Cavallo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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