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  <DateOfDeath label="Date of death" urlencoded="26+March+1793" urlpathencoded="26%20March%201793">26 March 1793 </DateOfDeath>
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St Andrew's Church, Plymouth, Devon</DatesAndPlaces>
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  <Occupation label="Occupation" urlencoded="Physician%3b+Surgeon" urlpathencoded="Physician;%20Surgeon">Physician; Surgeon</Occupation>
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MD (1784, Aberdeen)</Activity>
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  <ROYAL_SOCIETY_ACTIVITY label="ROYAL_SOCIETY_ACTIVITY" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></ROYAL_SOCIETY_ACTIVITY>
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Copley Medal 1777</RSActivity>
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  <DateOfElection label="Date of election" urlencoded="29%2f05%2f1777" urlpathencoded="29/05/1777">29/05/1777</DateOfElection>
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  <RELATED_RESOURCES label="RELATED_RESOURCES" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></RELATED_RESOURCES>
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Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References: 
G L'E Turner, 'James Short, FRS, and his Contribution to the Construction of Reflecting Telescopes' in NR 1969 vol 24 pp 91-108
A D Atkinson, 'Dr Johnson and the Royal Society' in NR 1953 vol 10 pp 131-138
Notes: 
Friendly with Dr Samuel Johnson and John Smeaton</Source>
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  <Conventions label="Conventions" urlencoded="International+Standard+Archival+Authority+Record+for+Corporate+Bodies%2c+Persons+and+Families+-+ISAAR(CPF)+-+Ottawa+1996+ISBN+0-9696035-3-3%0a%0aNational+Council+on+Archives%2c+Rules+for+the+Construction+of+Personal%2c+Place+and+Corporate+Names%2c+1997" urlpathencoded="International%20Standard%20Archival%20Authority%20Record%20for%20Corporate%20Bodies,%20Persons%20and%20Families%20-%20ISAAR(CPF)%20-%20Ottawa%201996%20ISBN%200-9696035-3-3%0a%0aNational%20Council%20on%20Archives,%20Rules%20for%20the%20Construction%20of%20Personal,%20Place%20and%20Corporate%20Names,%201997">International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3

National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997</Conventions>
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  <DatesOld label="DatesOld" urlencoded="1721+-+26+Mar+1793" urlpathencoded="1721%20-%2026%20Mar%201793">1721 - 26 Mar 1793</DatesOld>
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  <Created label="Created" urlencoded="21%2f11%2f2001" urlpathencoded="21/11/2001">21/11/2001</Created>
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Pmab</Creator>
  <Modified label="Modified" urlencoded="02%2f04%2f2026" urlpathencoded="02/04/2026">02/04/2026</Modified>
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  <PublicView label="PublicView" urlencoded="Yes" urlpathencoded="Yes">Yes</PublicView>
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