Maunder minimum
See also: Maunder Minimum
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Proper noun
the Maunder minimum
- (astronomy) The period between 1645 and 1715 marked by records and other indications of very low levels of sunspot activity of Earth's sun, corresponding to a period of global cooling.
Noun
Maunder minimum (plural Maunder minimums or Maunder minima)
- (astronomy) A similar period observed on another star.
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