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Edward John White

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Edward John White (8 December 1831 – 2 August 1913) was an English-born meteorologist and astronomer, president of the Royal Society of Victoria in 1902. [1]

11 relations: Astronomy, Bendigo, Bristol, England, Melbourne Observatory, Meteorology, Robert L. J. Ellery, Royal Astronomical Society, Royal Society of Victoria, University of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia).

Astronomy

Astronomy (from ἀστρονομία) is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena.

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Bendigo

Bendigo is a city in Victoria, Australia, located very close to the geographical centre of the state and approximately north west of the state capital, Melbourne.

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Bristol

Bristol is a city and county in South West England with a population of 456,000.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Melbourne Observatory

Melbourne Observatory was founded in 1862 to serve as a scientific research institution for the rapidly growing city of Melbourne, the capital of the colony of Victoria.

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Meteorology

Meteorology is a branch of the atmospheric sciences which includes atmospheric chemistry and atmospheric physics, with a major focus on weather forecasting.

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Robert L. J. Ellery

Robert Lewis John Ellery CMG (14 July 1827 – 14 January 1908) was an English-Australian astronomer and public servant; Victorian government astronomer for 42 years.

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Royal Astronomical Society

The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is a learned society that began as the Astronomical Society of London in 1820 to support astronomical research (mainly carried on at the time by 'gentleman astronomers' rather than professionals).

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Royal Society of Victoria

The Royal Society of Victoria (RSV) is the oldest learned society in the state of Victoria in Australia.

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University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia.

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Victoria (Australia)

Victoria (abbreviated as Vic) is a state in south-eastern Australia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_John_White

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