Pisa
['pi:zə]
Definition
(noun.) a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower.
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Examples
- As a result he was soon after made First Mathematician of the University of Pisa, and also Philosopher and Mathematician to the Grand Duke’s Court of Florence. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The republics of Genoa and Pisa were very powerful in the Middle Ages. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Then followed the famous observation of the swinging lamp by the then young Galileo, about 1582, while lounging in the cathedral of Pisa. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- His father was a merchant, engaged in business in Pisa, a man well versed in the Latin and Greek tongues, and well known for his knowledge of mathematics. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The envy of rivals soon spread false reports about him, and the professors at Pisa refused to accept the results of his studies. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- At Pisa we climbed up to the top of the strangest structure the world has any knowledge of--the Leaning Tower. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Pisa was a republic in the middle ages, with a government of her own, armies and navies of her own and a great commerce. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- So he took up this study at the University of Pisa. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Surrounded by poverty, decay and ruin, it conveys to us a more tangible impression of the former greatness of Pisa than books could give us. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- There was one fine cemetery though--the one at Pisa. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- His family were poor, and he needed a means of support, and so he applied for, and after a time obtained, appointment to the post of Professor of Mathematics at the University of Pisa. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Accordingly he assembled the teachers and students of the university one morning about the base of the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Pisa is believed to be about three thousand years old. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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