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Scholastics of The Observatory

The observatory was found by the Scholastics and the Manila Observatory was one of the institutions to which they could possible be sent for mission. A prerequisite for such a mission was their formation in the Society. Scholastics being assigned to the observatory came from different Provinces but some Scholastics from the Ateneo de Manila also worked part-time to the observatory. Listed below are some of the identified of the scholastics designated to the Manila Observatory. Also indicated were the years when some of them return to the observatory as well as the years of their death.

Scholastic Start End Field Return End Death
Colina, Francisco 1865 1867 meteorology 1893
Nonell, Jaime 1865 1870 meteorology 1922
Ricart, Juan 1868 1870 astronomy 1915
Faura, Federico 1866 1871 meteorology 1878 1897 1897
Doyle, Juan 1885 1891 geomagnetism 1896 1901 1918
Cirera, Ricardo 1888 1894 geomagnetism 1932
Saderra-Maso, Miguel 1890 1896 seismology 1901 1932 1939
Tsuchihachi, Yachita 1894 1895 geomagnetism 1965
Coronas, Jose 1894 1900 meteorology 1907 1931 1938
Sola, Marcial 1897 1903 seismology 1960
Stanton, William 1901 1904 entomology 1910
Brown, Robert 1902 1906 entomology 1912 1915 1947
McGeary, James 1904 1906 astronomy 1945
Doucette, Bernard 1925 1927 meteorology 1933 1974 1974
Welch, Leo 1930 1932 astronomy 1990
Heyden, Frank 1931 1934 astronomy 1971 1991 1991
Guzman, Pablo 1942 1943 seismology


Manila Observatory Image Gallery

  • 1956 Marker

  • The Prayer

  • St. Ignatius of Loyola (1956 sculpture)

  • The marble marker

  • Facade of the Manila Observatory

  • Right side

  • Facade of the transmitters, grass fieldsd

  • Facade of the right side

  • Facade of the equipment, grass-fields

  • Weather forecasting building

  • Panorama

  • Panorama of the Observatory

  • The other building for observation

  • The equiments, dome

  • Remote view of the Observatory

  • The equipments, building

  • View from the lowest alley

  • Side view of the Observatory

  • Frontage, entrance to the ground floor

  • Front facade and the logo


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