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'''Johann Tobias Mayer''' (5 May 1752 – 30 November 1830) was a German [[physicist]].
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'''Johann Tobias Mayer''' (5 May 1752 – 30 November 1830) was a German [[physicist]]. He was mainly well known for his mathematics and natural science [[textbook]]s. ''Anfangsgründe der Naturlehre zum Behuf der Vorlesungen über die Experimental-Physik'', an 1801 physics text, was the most influential of its time in the German-speaking countries. Mayer's research in experimental [[physics]] and [[astronomy]] appeared in ''[[Annalen der Physik]]''. He is not to be confused with his famous father, the astronomer [[Tobias Mayer]].


== Personal and professional life ==
== Personal and professional life ==


Mayer, born in [[Göttingen]], was the first child of Maria and Tobias Mayer. The elder Mayer, himself a well-known Göttingen professor of geography, physics, and astronomy, died in 1762 when Johann was only ten.
Mayer, born in [[Göttingen]] in the [[Electorate of Hanover]], was the first child of the astronomer [[Tobias Mayer]] and his wife Maria. The elder Mayer, a well-known Göttingen professor of geography, physics, and astronomy, died in 1762, when Johann was only ten.


In 1769, Johann Mayer began studying theology and philosophy at the relatively new [[Georg-August University of Göttingen]] under [[Abraham Gotthelf Kästner]] (and later also with [[Georg Christoph Lichtenberg]]). After graduating in 1773, Mayer worked as a lecturer in mathematics and as an astronomer. On 17 November 1779, he was called to the [[University of Altdorf]], where he worked from 1780 to 1786. He later taught mathematics and physics at [[Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nuremberg]], and in 1799, he succeeded Lichtenberg at Göttingen. His students included [[Enno Heeren Dirksen]], who, after obtaining his doctorate in 1820, advised [[Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi]].
Johann Tobias Mayer studied theology and philosophy since 1769 at the [[Georg-August University of Göttingen]] (founded 1737) under [[Abraham Gotthelf Kästner]] and later also with [[Georg Christoph Lichtenberg]]. After graduating in 1773, Mayer worked as a lecturer in mathematics and as an astronomer. On 17 November 1779, he was called to the [[University of Altdorf]], where he worked from 1780 to 1786. He later taught mathematics and physics at [[Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nuremberg]], and in 1799, he succeeded Lichtenberg at Göttingen. The mathematician [[Enno Dirksen]] was one of his doctoral students.


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Mayer was well known for his mathematics and natural science [[textbook]]s. The textbook ''Anfangsgründe der Naturlehre zum Behuf der Vorlesungen über die Experimental-Physik'' from 1801 was the most influential of its time in the German-speaking countries. Mayer's research in experimental [[physics]] and [[astronomy]] was published in ''[[Annalen der Physik]]''.
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Mayer and his wife, Johanna, had five children. Mayer died in Göttingen.

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Mayer and his wife Johanna had five children. Mayer died in Göttingen.


== The Leonardo da Vinci Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem ==
== The Leonardo da Vinci Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem ==


A proof of the [[Pythagorean theorem]] ascribed to [[Leonardo da Vinci]] is now claimed to have been authored by Mayer in 1772.<ref>[https://arxiv.org/abs/1311.0816 "On Leonardo da Vinci's proof of the Theorem of Pythagoras"], Franz Lemmermeyer, [[ArXiv]], November 4, 2013</ref>
A proof of the [[Pythagorean theorem]] ascribed to [[Leonardo da Vinci]] is now claimed to have been authored by Mayer in 1772.<ref>Franz Lemmermeyer: [https://arxiv.org/pdf/1311.0816.pdf Leonardo da Vinci's proof of the Theorem of Pythagoras]</ref><ref>[https://arxiv.org/abs/1311.0816 "On Leonardo da Vinci's proof of the Theorem of Pythagoras"], [[ArXiv]], November 4, 2013</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 20:55, 3 October 2024

Johann Tobias Mayer
Born(1752-05-05)5 May 1752
Göttingen, Electorate of Hanover
Died30 November 1830(1830-11-30) (aged 78)
Göttingen
Scientific career
Doctoral advisorAbraham Gotthelf Kästner
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Doctoral studentsJohann Schweigger
Enno Dirksen

Johann Tobias Mayer (5 May 1752 – 30 November 1830) was a German physicist.

Personal and professional life

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Mayer, born in Göttingen in the Electorate of Hanover, was the first child of the astronomer Tobias Mayer and his wife Maria. The elder Mayer, a well-known Göttingen professor of geography, physics, and astronomy, died in 1762, when Johann was only ten.

Johann Tobias Mayer studied theology and philosophy since 1769 at the Georg-August University of Göttingen (founded 1737) under Abraham Gotthelf Kästner and later also with Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. After graduating in 1773, Mayer worked as a lecturer in mathematics and as an astronomer. On 17 November 1779, he was called to the University of Altdorf, where he worked from 1780 to 1786. He later taught mathematics and physics at Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nuremberg, and in 1799, he succeeded Lichtenberg at Göttingen. The mathematician Enno Dirksen was one of his doctoral students.

Mayer was well known for his mathematics and natural science textbooks. The textbook Anfangsgründe der Naturlehre zum Behuf der Vorlesungen über die Experimental-Physik from 1801 was the most influential of its time in the German-speaking countries. Mayer's research in experimental physics and astronomy was published in Annalen der Physik.

Mayer and his wife Johanna had five children. Mayer died in Göttingen.

The Leonardo da Vinci Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem

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A proof of the Pythagorean theorem ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci is now claimed to have been authored by Mayer in 1772.[1][2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Franz Lemmermeyer: Leonardo da Vinci's proof of the Theorem of Pythagoras
  2. ^ "On Leonardo da Vinci's proof of the Theorem of Pythagoras", ArXiv, November 4, 2013
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