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E. Walter Maunder

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The Footnote June 11, 2026 · Royal Greenwich Observatory, London, England

The Seventy Years the Sun Forgot to Have Spots

Between 1645 and 1715 the surface of the Sun was nearly blank. Sunspot counts dropped to almost zero. Europe froze. Astronomers noticed, then forgot.