| Reference number | L&P/2/461 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Of the last transit of Mercury over the Sun; account of Barro's memoir read to the Paris Academy' by James Short |
| Date | 1753 |
| Description | Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of a memoir read at the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris, by M. de Barros, a Portuguese gentleman, concerning certain phœnomena observed by him at Paris, in the last transit of Mercury over the Sun: by J. Short, A. M. F. R. S'
Read 13 December 1753 |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1753.0055 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7447 | Short; James (1710 - 1768); instrument maker; mathematician | 1710 - 1768 |