TORREY, JOHN

(1796-1873), an American botanist, 6. in New York. He was a practicing physician in New York City and also carried on botanic studies. He published his first volume of Flora of the United States in 1824. With Profe or Asa Gray he published in 1838, Flora of North America. From 1830 to 1854 he was profe or of chemistry at Princeton. His herbarium, which contained about 50,000 specimens was presented to Columbia University. 47), celebrated Ital. mathematician and physicist; 6. Piancaldoli; Galileo’s succe or as prof. at Florence; discovered value of atmospheric pre ure, aceous sedimentary rocks, well seen in ne peas of Loch Torrid on, Scot and. Florentine sculptor; d. in the prisons of the Span. Inquisition. He was in England for some time, and executed the tomb of Henry VII. at Westminster. Cell in i says it was he who broke Michelangelo’s nose.