TY - ADVS TI - Federico Prat Faura, S. J KW - Spaniards KW - 1897 KW - clerics KW - europeans KW - founder KW - jesuits KW - manila observatory KW - priests KW - religious KW - society of jesus N1 - The founder of the Manila Observatory, the precursor of PAGASA. On April 28, 1884, a royal decree made the Manila Observatory the central office o the Meteorological Observatory of Manila UR - http://www.retrato.com.ph/photodtl.asp?id=FP00129 UR - http://retrato.com.ph/retratoimages/Midsize/FP/FP00129a.jpg UR - http://retrato.com.ph/retratoimages/Thumb/FP/FP00129a.jpg ER -