Benito Viñes (named Benet Vinyes in Catalan, his mother tongue; 1837–1893) was a

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during the 19th century in

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. He was the Director of the Magnetical and Meteorological Observatory of the Royal College of Belen in Havana and the author of ''Practical Hints in Regard to the West Indian Hurricanes'', a work which was translated into English by the

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and issued by the

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. 'The Law of Storms Considered Practically'', William Henry Rosser, Norie & Wilson, 1886/ref>

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