Article ID: CBB000027865

The case of the missing sunspots (1977)

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Description “Old records indicate that between 1645 and 1715 there were virtually no spots on the sun.”


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Authors & Contributors
Thomas Widemann
van der Werf, Siebren
Feist, Ulrike
Weiss, N. O.
Weiss, J. E.
Vaquero Martínez, José Manuel
Concepts
Sun
Astronomy
Observation
Correspondence and corresponding
Solar astronomy
Moon
Time Periods
17th century
18th century
16th century
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912)
Renaissance
Medieval
Places
England
Spain
Russia
Italy
France
China
Institutions
Observatoire de Paris
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
Académie des Sciences, Paris
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