James Short (mathematician)

James Short
Born(1710-06-21)21 June 1710
Died14 June 1768(1768-06-14) (aged 57)
NationalityScottish
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Known fortelescope, scientific instruments
Scientific career
Fieldsmathematics
Brass telescope made by Short, now in the collection of Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum.
James Short's reflecting telescope

James Short FRS (10 June O.S. (21 June N.S.) 1710 – 14 June 1768) 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.[1]

  1. ^ "James Short's reflecting telescopes". National Museums Scotland. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.

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