Sunspots | The Schools' Observatory

Elizabeth Brown

Occupation

Meteorologist, Solar Astronomer

Year born

1830

Research areas

Sunspots, Solar eclipses

$A photograph of Elizabeth Brown with her Wray refractor telescope.$

Annie Maunder

Occupation

Mathematician, Astronomer

Year born

1868

Research Areas

The Sun, Sunspots, Magnetic Storms

A photograph of Annie Maunder sat on a chair with a book in her hands.

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