The number of sunspots is at its greatest every 10.4 years. Researchers have now been able to prove this for the first time over a millennium - and finally clarify the cause.
by THOMAS BÜHRKE
In 1829, Samuel Heinrich Schwabe sold his pharmacy in Dessau. He didn't
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