The 19th-Century Life and Contributions of a Cuban Hurricane Observer and Scientist
by
Luis E. Ramos Guadalupe
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Before Doppler radar and broadcast weather reports, Spanish-born Benito Viñes (1837–1893) spent decades observing the skies at Belen Observatory in colonial Cuba, routinely issuing weather reports and forecasts to local newspapers. And before storm trackers and emergency alerts, Viñes made it...