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Vincenzo Viviani was born in Florence, Italy to the nobles Jacopo di Michelangelo Viviani and Maria Alamanno del Nente. While attending a Jesuit school Viviani studied the humanities. He was also taught mathematics by a friend of Galileo named Clemente Settimi. In 1638 Viviani was introduced to Ferdinand II de’ Medici, the grand duke of Tuscany. Ferdinando was impressed by Vincenzo and supplied him with a monthly salary that Vincenzo used to buy mathematical books. It was also through Ferdinand that Viviani would meet Galileo.