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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-06-02 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007000b.htm person Short James AACR2 11 November 1865 21 June 1943 Place of Birth Dublin, Ireland Astronomer 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. c. 1890 1931 Career position - Astronomical photographer, Sydney Observatory at Red Hill January 1931 January 1931 Life event - Retired Sydney Observatory, Colony and State of New South Wales (1858 - )

Astronomical photographer c.1890 - 1931

 'Short, James', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Short, James Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Australian eclipse expeditions: James Short and the eclipses of 1908, 1910 and 1911 Lomb, Nick Australian eclipse expeditions: James Short and the eclipses of 1908, 1910 and 1911 2020 Journal of astronomical history and heritage 23 1 26-46 Edited Book: Eclipse chasers Lomb, Nick; and Stevenson, Toner Eclipse chasers Clayton South, Vic CSIRO Publishing 2023