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Edward Walter Maunder

Edward Walter Maunder, English astronomer and author (died 1928)

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Born
April 12, 1851
Died
March 21, 1928
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1851

About Edward Walter Maunder

Edward Walter Maunder was a British astronomer. His study of sunspots and the solar magnetic cycle led to his identification of the period from 1645 to 1715 that is now known as the Maunder Minimum. In 1916 Annie Maunder became one of the first women accepted by the Royal Astronomical Society. Maunder was the first editor of the Journal of the BAA, an office later taken by his wife Annie Maunder.

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Edward Walter Maunder timeline

  1. His study of sunspots and the solar magnetic cycle led to his identification of the period from 1645 to 1715 that is now known as the Maunder Minimum.
  2. In 1916 Annie Maunder became one of the first women accepted by the Royal Astronomical Society.

The world when Edward Walter Maunder was born

Edward Walter Maunder was born in 1851. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1851

  • Best-selling bookMoby-Dick by Herman Melville

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGreat Exhibition in London — first World's Fair
  • Technology milestoneIsaac Singer patents practical sewing machine
  • World population~1.31B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderMillard Fillmore
  • U.S. population23.8M

1851 versus 2026

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Measure18512026
Population23.8M341 million

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