Edward John White

Edward John White was an English-born meteorologist and astronomer, president of the Royal [Society of Victoria] in 1902.
White was born in Bristol, England. From approximately 1853 to 160 he worked the Bendigo goldfields. He was acting Victorian Government Astronomer 1875-76 and an assistant to Robert L. J. Ellery at the Melbourne Observatory 1860 to 1892.
White was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Victoria and a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society

Publications

Remarks on some new tables for finding height by the barometer. Royal Society of Victoria. Proceedings., 2, 68-77.
Monthly record of results of observations in meteorological, terrestrial magnetism, etc. etc., taken at the Melbourne Observatory during... together with abstracts from meteorological observations obtained at various localities in Victoria.. Melbourne: Government Printer, 1875-76.