Letter, 'Of his method of working specula for reflecting and refracting telescopes' from James Short to Mr Daval
Reference number: L&P/2/290
Date: 30 April 1752
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Subject: Physics
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- L&P/2/290
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- 30 April 1752
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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James Short, Letter, 'Of his method of working specula for reflecting and refracting telescopes' from James Short to Mr Daval, 30 April 1752, L&P/2/290, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_290/letter-of-his-method-of-working-specula-for-reflecting-and-refracting-telescopes-from-james-short-to-mr-daval, accessed on 16 September 2026
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