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J. G. (John Gordon) M'Pherson
1843–1909
A Scottish educator and science writer who made weather and other scientific ideas easier for general readers to understand. Best known for Meteorology; or, Weather Explained, he wrote in a clear, practical style shaped by years of teaching.
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Meteorology; or, Weather Explained
by J. G. (John Gordon) M'Pherson
About the author
John Gordon M'Pherson (1843–1909) was a Scottish educator, scientist, and popular science author. Sources available here describe him as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, an extension lecturer on meteorology for nine years, and a mathematical examiner at the University of St. Andrews.
His best-known book, Meteorology; or, Weather Explained (1905), was written to make the study of weather accessible to ordinary readers. The surviving record around his work suggests a writer interested in explaining scientific ideas plainly rather than showing off technical language.
Because easily verifiable biographical details are limited in the sources I found during this session, this sketch stays close to what can be confirmed from library and public-domain author records.