Edward Walter Maunder Scientist

(Edward) Walter Maunder (12 April 1851 – 21 March 1928) was an English astronomer best remembered for his study of sunspots and the solar magnetic cycle that led to his identification of the period from 1645 to 1715 that is now known as the Maunder Minimum.

Personal facts

Edward Walter Maunder
Birth dateApril 12, 1851
Date of deathMarch 21, 1928
Spouse
Annie Scott Dill Russell
Known for
Maunder Minimum

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Scientist

Field of study
Astronomy

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External resources

  1. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/seri/MNRAS/0063/0000488.000.html
  2. http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/bookman/library/ROG/INDEX.HTM
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  7. http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0180%2FRGO%20205
  8. http://www.ucar.edu/communications/newsreleases/2000/maunder.html