| RefNo | L&P/5/1 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letters, 'The approaching transit of Venus (includes copy of letter from the Empress Catherine to Count Orlow from Moscow)' from James Short to Matthew Maty |
| Date | 14 January 1768 |
| Description | Contains a letter from Catherine the Great to Count Orlow, Director of the Acdemy of Sciences at Petersburg, dated 3 March 1767.
Subject: Astronomy
Read 14 January 1768. |
| Extent | 7p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA4514 | Maty; Matthew (1718 - 1776) | 1718 - 1776 |
| NA7447 | Short; James (1710 - 1768); instrument maker; mathematician | 1710 - 1768 |