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Many reasons for this neglect have been cited, including some theoretical problems, such as Avogadro was a native of Turin, where his father, Count Filippo Avogadro, was a lawyer and government leader in the Piedmont (Italy was then still divided into independent countries).
Our house cracked and quivered, so we were fearful it would fall to the ground. After obtaining his formal degrees, he took private lessons in mathematics and sciences, including chemistry.