Tobias Mayer
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Tobias Mayer
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Tobias Mayer was a German astronomer famous for his studies of the Moon. He was born at Marbach, in Württemberg, and brought up at Esslingen in poor circumstances. A self-taught mathematician, he earned a living by teaching mathematics while still a youth. He had already published two original geometrical works when, in 1746, he entered J. B. Homann's cartographic establishment at Nuremberg. Here he introduced many improvements in mapmaking, and gained a scientific reputation which led to his el
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18th-century German astronomer (1723–1762)
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2004-12-26T21:17:13Z
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2024-09-03T01:02:35Z
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