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Father Benito Viñes: The 19th-Century Life and Contributions of a Cuban Hurricane Observer and Scientist
Luis E. Ramos Guadalupe
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Paperback. Before Doppler radar and broadcast weather reports, Spanish-born Benito Vines (1837-1893) spent decades observing the skies at Belen Observatory in colonial Cuba, routinely issuing weather reports and forecasts to local newspapers. This book explores Vines as both pioneer in the study of tropical meteorology and a colonial Jesuit priest. Translator(s): Garcia, Oswaldo. Num Pages: 160 pages, 5 halftones, 5 line drawings, 5 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; BGT; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
Before Doppler radar and broadcast weather reports, Spanish-born Benito Vines (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, Vines made it his mission to teach the public what he was learning about the weather. He developed the first network of weather observation stations in the Caribbean, and his research laid the groundwork for the hurricane warning systems we use today. His sometimes eerily accurate hurricane forecasts helped save many lives - earning him the nickname "the Hurricane Priest." Father Benito ... Read more
Before Doppler radar and broadcast weather reports, Spanish-born Benito Vines (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, Vines made it his mission to teach the public what he was learning about the weather. He developed the first network of weather observation stations in the Caribbean, and his research laid the groundwork for the hurricane warning systems we use today. His sometimes eerily accurate hurricane forecasts helped save many lives - earning him the nickname "the Hurricane Priest." Father Benito ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
American Meteorological Society
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Boston, United States
ISBN
9781935704621
SKU
V9781935704621
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Ref
99-15
About Luis E. Ramos Guadalupe
Luis E. Ramos Guadalupe is director of the Historical Heritage Section of the Cuban Academy of Sciences. Oswaldo Garcia is professor of meteorology at San Francisco State University.
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