The first recorded observations of sunspots are recorded in the texts of Chinese astronomers of thousands of years ago and we know England's Thomas Harriot mentions them in his recordings during December of the year 1610. This year marks the 400th anniversary of this first observation and to mark this occasion on the calendar of the human journey to the beginning of space and time we'll talk a little about the history of sunspot observations and observers.

The first recorded scientific publica...
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