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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2025-01-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001840b.htm person White Edward John FRAS AACR2 8 December 1831 2 August 1913 Place of Birth Bristol, England Place of Death South Yarra, Victoria, Australia Meteorologist Astronomer Mechanical engineer Edward White was Chief assistant at the Melbourne Observatory 1860 - 1892 and Acting Government Astronomer 1875 - 1876. Earlier he worked as a mechanical engineer erecting machinery on the Bendigo gold diggings. President of the Royal Society of Victoria 1902 - 1903. 1853 1853 Life event - Migrated to Victoria 1853 c. 1860 Career position - Mechanical engineer, erecting mining machinery on the Bendigo goldfields 1860 1892 Career position - Chief assistant, Melbourne Observatory 1868 1868 Career event - Fellow, Royal Society of Victoria 1869 1869 Award - Fellow, Royal Astronomical Society, London (FRAS) 1875 1876 Career position - Acting Government Astronomer, Melbourne Observatory 1882 1882 Career position - In charge of party, sent to Tasmania to observe the transit of Venus 1888 1888 Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1892 1892 Life event - Retired 1902 1903 Career position - President, Royal Society of Victoria Royal Society of Victoria (1859 - )

President 1902

 Melbourne Observatory, Colony and State of Victoria (1863 - 1944)

Chief assistant 1860 - 1892; Acting Government Astronomer 1875 - 1876

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

Original [founding] member 1888 -

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 White, E J (18311208-19130802)

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 'White, Edward John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology White, Edward John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: White, Edward John White, Edward John Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Resource: Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Federation and Meteorology 2001 Resource: Science and the making of Victoria Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Science and the making of Victoria 2001 White, Edward John Portrait White, Edward John Portrait Royal Society of Victoria Presidential Portrait

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