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German astronomer

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Born
( 1723-02-17 ) 17 February 1723, Marbach am Neckar
Died
20 February 1762 (1762-02-20) (aged 39), Göttingen
Fields
Astronomy

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Instance of
human
Given name
Tobias
Family name
Mayer
Gender
male
Place of birth
Marbach am Neckar
Place of death
Göttingen
Position held
director
Languages spoken
Latin
Notable work
reflecting circle
Doctoral student
Johann Heinrich Lambert
Field of work
selenography
Image
Tobias Meyer, seul portrait en couleurs connu.jpg
Work location
Nuremberg
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Tobias Mayer
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1723-02-17
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1762-02-20
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Tobias Mayer
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cause of death
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Tobias Mayer
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Johann Tobias Mayer
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Tobias Mayer (17 February 1723 – 20 February 1762) was a German astronomer famous for his studies of the Moon.

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