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J. A. Mason

J. A. Mason

d. 1835

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Main article Mason (J. A.) Edinburgh-trained physician who visited Madeira in 1834 for his lungs and wrote a posthumous treatise claiming Funchal was damper than London.

Edinburgh-trained physician who visited Madeira in 1834 for his lungs. He wrote 'A Treatise on the Climate and Meteorology of Madeira', published posthumously in 1850, which claimed that Funchal was damper than London.

2Chronology

  1. J. A. Mason visited Madeira to treat a lung disease.

  2. Dr J. A. Mason's work on Madeira's climate was published, with John Driver's guide appended.

3Places mentioned

Abroad

Map: Madeira (3)
  1. 1Funchal
  2. 2London
  3. 3Nice

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