Algué, José María (1856 - 1930)

Spanish meteorologist and Jesuit, inventor of the barocyclometer and the nephoscope

He studied church since 1781, entered the Society of Jesus and being priest began his science studies. He was a pupil of Faura and directed the meteorological observatory in Manila. Representative of the Spanish and U.S. governments at various conferences and in various universal exhibitions, invented the barocyclonnometer, marine use device that warns of the presence of a cyclone, a nephoscope and a kind of microseismograph. He published numerous works concerning the climate and the meteorology.

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Algué, José María

Curriculum vitae

* 1856	Manresa, Spain	nǎscut
1901	Manila	He directed the meteorological observatory in Manila.
† 1930	Roquetas, Spain	mort

Collections

		Industrializarea cca, 1850-1920
		Raţionalizarea cca, 1920-1950

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DMG-Lib		https://www.dmg-lib.org/dmglib/handler?biogr=6647004
Europeana		http://www.europeana.eu/portal/record/2020801/dmglib_handler_biogr_6647004.html

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Algué, José María (1856 - 1930)