After Galileo's trial in 1633, Torricelli realised that he would be on dangerous ground were he to continue with his interests in the Copernican theory so he deliberately shifted his attention onto mathematical areas which seemed less controversial.
Pagkatapos Galileo's trial in 1633, Torricelli realised na siya ay magiging mapanganib sa lupa ay siya upang magpatuloy sa kanyang mga interes sa Copernican theory kaya siya sadya shifted kanyang atensiyon sa matematika na lugar na kung saan mas mababa seemed pinagtatalunan.