Person

Short, James (1865 - 1943)

Born
11 November 1865
Dublin, Ireland
Died
21 June 1943
Occupation
Astronomer

Summary

James Short was an astronomical photographer who migrated to New South Wales a few years after he completed his studies at the Manchester Technical School. He joined the staff of the Sydney Observatory. In 1890 he was sent to establish an observatory at Red Hill, 19 kilometres north of Sydney, a site which proved more suitable for photographing the sky than the Observatory in central Sydney. The Observatory's astrographic telescope was moved to Red Hill in 1899. Short's skill as astronomical photographer was apparent from his work for the Sydney Zone of the Astrographic Catalogue. Between 1908 and 1911 he participated in three expeditions to observe the Transit of Venus: one to Port Davey in Tasmania, and two to the south Pacific. On his retirement in 1931, Red hill was closed and the astrographic telescope moved back to Sydney.

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Chronology

c. 1890 - 1931
Career position - Astronomical photographer, Sydney Observatory at Red Hill
January 1931
Life event - Retired

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  • Lomb, Nick; and Stevenson, Toner eds, Eclipse chasers (Clayton South, Vic: CSIRO Publishing, 2023), 216 pp. Details

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