Authorised form of name | Mayer; Christian (1719 - 1783) |
Surname | Mayer |
Forenames | Christian |
Dates | 1719 - 1783 |
Dates and places | Birth: Meseritsch, Moravia (Czech Republic) (20 August 1719) Death: Heidelberg, Germany (16 or 17 April 1783) |
Activity | Research Field: Astronomy |
Royal Society activity | Membership: Fellow Election Date: 19/12/1765 |
Sources | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB Notes: DSB gives death date as 17 April 1783. D Cahan 'The awarding of the Copley Medal and the discovery of the law of conservation of energy,; Joule, Mayer and Heimholtz revisted |
Royal Society code | NA2298 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
Reference number | Title | Date |
L&P/4/213 | Letter, 'Astronomical observations' from Christian Mayer to James Douglas | 3 May 1764 |
L&P/5/54 | Letter, 'Of astronomical observations at Ewetzingen in 1767-8' from Christian Mayer to Charles Morton and James Douglas | 1768 |
EC/1765/23 | Mayer, Christian: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |