Letter, 'Concerning a paper by Servington Savery as to his invention of a new micrometer' from James Short to George Parker
Reference number: L&P/2/449
Date: 10 May 1753
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Subject: Engineering
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter from Mr. James Short, F. R. S. to the right honourable the Earl of Macclesfield, President, concering a paper of the late Servington Savery, Esq; relating to his invention of a new micrometer'
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- L&P/2/449
- Earliest possible date
- 10 May 1753
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- Ink on paper
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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James Short, Letter, 'Concerning a paper by Servington Savery as to his invention of a new micrometer' from James Short to George Parker, 10 May 1753, L&P/2/449, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_449/letter-concerning-a-paper-by-servington-savery-as-to-his-invention-of-a-new-micrometer-from-james-short-to-george-parker, accessed on 21 January 2026
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