James Short 1710 - 1768
- occupation:
- Optical instrument maker
- Nationality:
- British; Scottish
- born in:
- Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Traded at Edinburgh, Scotland (1734-8) & Surrey St., Strand, London (1734-68). Son of William Short, Wright, known to have sold telescopes
Related Objects
Mirror for Short's reflecting telescope
Reflecting telescope with trolly stand, 1767-1768
Speculum mirror for Gregorian telescope
Brass eyepiece for the reflecting telescope of 9-inch aperture by James Short
Brass eyepiece for the reflecting telescope of 9-inch aperture by James Short
Case for Short's split-lens micrometer
Divided object-lens micrometer by Peter Dollond for cassegrain reflecting Telescope of 2 1/2-inch aperture
Speculum mirror of 2 1/2-inch aperture
Brass Gregorian reflecting telescope of 2 1/2-inch aperture by James Short
