In 1671, there was a tornado in Cadiz that was severe enough to be discussed across Europe. This blog post presents the version of events recounted to the Russian court, as well as the German-language newssheet from which it was taken. I post here the transcriptions from the publication Vesti-Kuranty, 1671-1672, with my own translations of each text into English. Both of my translations are preliminary, and may need to be revised. German Text:
Russian Text:
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Both quotes are from A. M. Moldovana and Ingrid Maier, ed., Vesti-Kuranty, 1671-1672gg., (Moscow: Azbukovnik, 2017), pp. 103 and 379. You can find this publication online here. On the 1671 Cadiz tornado see for example Gayà, Miquel. "Tornadoes and severe storms in Spain." Atmospheric research 100, no. 4 (2011): 334-343. Comments are closed.
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Clare Griffin
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