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What is a prognosticator?

A prognosticator is a person who prognosticates or forecasts future events and it is basically just another term for psychics, oracles, sibyls, mystics, crystal gazers and palmists.

Tempest prognosticator

A tempest prognosticator is a 19th century innovation where leeches are stores in a barometer to indicate an upcoming storm. It was invented by George Merryweather in 1851. As to how it works, the leeches inside the barometer will feel agitated when there is an imminent storm and they will climb out of the bottles and trigger a tiny hammer that would strike the bell.

A direct quote from George Merryweather on how his invention works:

“After having arranged this mouse trap contrivance, into each bottle was poured rain water, to the height of an inch and a half; and a leech placed in every bottle, which was to be its future residence; and when influenced by the electromagnetic state of the atmosphere a number of leeches ascended into the tubes; in doing which they dislodged the whalebone and caused the bell to ring.”, George Merryweather.

It was said that it would be hard for the leeches to actually climb out the bottles but it the probability of them getting out is high if they are really motivated by the anticipated storm. The more leeches to have rung the bell, the possibility of an upcoming storm is higher.

It was believed that he tried to convince the government into using his device to predict upcoming storms and use it at the British coastlines, but they said it would be better if they chose Robert FitzRoy’s invention which was called the Storm Glass.

Famous Prognosticators

1. Nostradamus

Nostradamus, also known as Michele de Nostradame, was born on the 14th or the 21st of December 1503 in Provence, France and died on the 2nd of July 1566. He was a famous prognosticator and psychic. He had predicted a lot of prophecies that might happen centuries after his vision or forecast. He had foreseen major world events in the 16th century such as Hitler’s regime and the World War I in 1914-1918, the 911 bombing in the United States of America in 2001 and the end of the world.

 

2. Bueno de Mesquita

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita was born on the 24th of November 1946; he is a political scientist and an educator at the New York University. It was believed that he can predict an upcoming international event virtually with the use of today’s technology.

3. Edgar Cayce

Edgar Cayce was born on the 18th of March 1877 in Christian County in Kentucky and he died on the 3rd of January 1945 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He is a renowned Christian mystic who gave knowledge on topics such as reincarnation, spiritual healing, upcoming wars and a lot more future events that is possible to happen. It is also believed that he has the ability to communicate with the dead, astral project, foresee the future and sense auras.

 

4. Paul the Octopus

Paul the Octopus was born on the 26th of January 2008 in Weymouth, England and died on the 26th of October 2010 in Oberhausen, Germany. He is believed to be an animal oracle to have predicted various results of football matches. He became more popular when he accurately predicted the outcome of the 2010 World Cup which was held in South Africa.

 

5. Jeane Dixon

Jean Dixon was born on the 5th of January 1904 in Medford, Wisconsin and died on the 25th of January 1997 in Washington D.C. She was once known to be one of the best psychics and astrologers in the United States of America. It was believed that she could foresee the future; she once predicted the victory of a Democrat as a presidential candidate in 1960. She also predicted John F. Kennedy’s assassination and after that prediction, she was hired as a newspaper columnist. She publishes horoscopes and advices.

 

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