became a member of several scientific societies, notably the Berlin Academy, the Royal Society in 1733, and the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1740). Legacy The crater Doppelmayer on the Moon was named after him by Johann Hieronymus Schröter in 1791. The minor planet 12622 Doppelmayr is also named in his honour. References External links Galileo Project entry. The Atlas Coelestis (1742) of Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr. Atlas Coelestis, Norimbergae, Heredi Homannianorum: 1742. Full digital facsimile at Linda Hall Library. Atlas novus coelestis, Norimberga 1742 da www.atlascoelestis.com 1677 births 1750 deaths 17th-century German mathematicians 18th-century German mathematicians Scientists from Nuremberg 18th-century German astronomers Fellows of the Royal Society