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James Short

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British mathematician (1710-1768)

AcademicsLived 1710 to 1768 · aged 58
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James Short FRS was a Scottish mathematician and manufacturer of optical instruments, principally telescopes. During his 35-year career as a telescope-maker he produced approximately 1,360 scientific instruments.

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Brass telescope made by Short, now in the collection of Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum.Brass telescope made by Short, now in the collection of Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum.James Short's reflecting telescopeJames Short's reflecting telescope

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Fellow of the Royal Society

Academics born in the 1710s 6

James Burnett, Lord Monboddo47.8Antonio Genovesi46.3Johann II Bernoulli47.9Leonardo Ximenes45.5Hugh Blair48.0Martin Knutzen44.9

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deceased
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Lived 1710 to 1768 · aged 58
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