
Christian Mayer
Scientists · astronomer · cartographer · Catholic priest · geodesist · mathematician · surveyor · university teacher
Czech-German astronomer
About Christian Mayer
Christian Mayer (20 August 1719 Mederitz – 16 April 1783 in Mannheim) was a Moravian-German Catholic priest, astronomer and teacher.
Quick facts
- Known for
- Expositio de transitv Veneris ante discvm solis d. 23 maii, 1769 ... vbi agitur de fine huius obseruationis, Observatio occultationis Saturni retro lunam anno 1775 die 18 Februarii facta Schwezingae in arce aestiva Serenissimi Electoris Palatini, Gründliche Vertheidigung neuer Beobachtungen von Fixsterntrabanten welche zu Mannheim auf der Kurfürstlichen Sternwarte entdecket worden sind
- Born
- 1719-08-20
- Died
- 1783-04-16
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Notable works
Expositio de transitv Veneris ante discvm solis d. 23 maii, 1769 ... vbi agitur de fine huius obseruationis
Observatio occultationis Saturni retro lunam anno 1775 die 18 Februarii facta Schwezingae in arce aestiva Serenissimi Electoris Palatini
Gründliche Vertheidigung neuer Beobachtungen von Fixsterntrabanten welche zu Mannheim auf der Kurfürstlichen Sternwarte entdecket worden sind
Ad augustissimam Russiarum omnium imperatricem Catherinam II. Alexiewnam Expositio de transitu Veneris ante discum solis d. 23 Maii, 1769 ...
Izʺi︠a︡snenīe prokhozhdenīi︠u︡ Venery po solnt︠s︡u, byvshemu Maīi︠a︡ 23 dni︠a︡ 1769 goda, v kotorom pokazyvaetsi︠a︡, chto polʹza sego nabli︠u︡denīi︠a︡ estʹ: 1) chtob uznatʹ, podlinnyĭ gorizontalʹnyĭ parallaksis solnt︠s︡a, 2) opredi︠e︡li︠a︡tʹ podlinnoe razstoi︠a︡nīe kak solnt︠s︡a ot zemli, tak i 3) prochikh planet i komet pori︠a︡dok i razstoi︠a︡nīe i 4) vychisli︠a︡i︠u︡tsi︠a︡ polʹzy ottuda proizshedshīi︠a︡ dli︠a︡ geografīi navigat︠s︡īi, fiziki i proch. ; s pokazanīem povsi︠u︡du nabli︠u︡denīĭ, ikh
Sistema Primum Muniendi Celebris Mareschalli De Vauban
Brevis trigonometriae planae institutio, elementaris, et practica, selectis matheseos, et physicae experimentalis partibus applicata
Selecta physices experimentalis elementa mathematico-physica recentiorum Newtoni et Cartesii principiis et experimentis rite percipiendis facili methodo adornata
Disquisitio de momento virium mechanicarum
Basis Palatina auspiciis, impensis, favore et imperio ...
Altitudo Poli Speculae Electoralis Astronomicae
Pantometrum Paceccianum
A letter from M. Christian Mayer, Astronomer to the Elector Palatine, to Mr. N. N. on the going of a new pendulum clock, made by Mr. John Arnold, and set up in the Elector's observatory at Manheim. (Translated from the German.)
Solis et lunae eclipseos observatio astronomica ..
Basis palatina
Tentamen geographicum in usum novae mappae palatinae sistens Seriem aliquot triangulorum quae cum basi palatina ad austrum et boream connexa sunt