Long before Google and Pagasa, Filipinos used the ”Faura Barometer” to prepare for storms. This specimen in the Museo Naval Madr...

Long before Google and Pagasa, Filipinos used the ”Faura Barometer” to prepare for storms. This specimen in the Museo Naval Madrid has a Spanish face that tells you if the weather is variable, whether the Baguio is far, close to the locality (near). It also warned if the Baguio was strong (intenso) or destructive. Faura is an early example of open source technology. He did not patent his barometer, that sold like hotcakes in Manila from 1886, and could have made hinself, the Jesuits, or the Mani...