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   Maunder minimum

   /ˌmɔːndə ˈmɪnɪməm/

   • 1. a prolonged minimum in sunspot activity on the sun between about 1645 and 1715, which coincided with the Little Ice Age in the northern hemisphere.

   Word Origin 1970s: named after Edward W. Maunder (1851–1928), English astronomer.

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