History

White (Roberto)

An English subject who resided in Madeira for several years and wrote an interesting and valuable work in 1851 entitled Madeira, its climate and scenery. In 1850 and 1851, he made meteorological observations in Funchal and Machico. In 1857, still during White's lifetime, a second edition of his work was published, edited and expanded by James Yate Johnson (see this name).

People mentioned in this article

Roberto White
English subject

Years mentioned in this article

1850
Made meteorological observations
1851
Publication of the work *Madeira, its climate and scenery*
1857
Publication of the second edition of the work

Locations mentioned in this article

Machico
Where he made meteorological observations