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Term: Wolf number
Definition:

An historic term for sunspot number. In 1849, R. Wolf of Zurich originated the general procedure for computing the sunspot number. The record of sunspot numbers that he began has continured to this day.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
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