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Sunspots of 1 September 1859 as sketched by Richard Carrington

Richard Christopher Carrington (26 May 1826 – 27 November 1875) was an English amateur astronomer whose 1859 astronomical observations demonstrated the existence of solar flares as well as suggesting their electrical influence upon the Earth and its aurorae; and whose 1863 records of sunspot observations revealed the differential rotation of the Sun.

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"Carrington's star billing" "Carrington's star billing" entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/.../article2731374.ece - Web

Biography at High Altitude Observatory Biography at High Altitude Observatory www.hao.ucar.edu/Public/education/bios/carrington.html - Web

Extensive history and timeline about Carrington by... Extensive history and timeline about Carrington by Astronomer Sten Odenwald www.solarstorms.org/SCarrington.html - Web

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NASA - Carrington Super Flare NASA - Carrington Super Flare science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/06may_carringtonflare.htm? - Web

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