Edward Walter Maunder
English astronomer studying sunspots
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- 1851–1928
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About Edward Walter Maunder
Edward Walter Maunder was a British astronomer. His study of sunspots and the solar magnetic cycle led to his identification of the period from 1645 to 1715 that is now known as the Maunder Minimum.
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