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Kepler Sketched the Sun in 1607. Astronomers Pinpointed the Solar Cycle


Johannes Kepler is probably most well known for developing the laws of planetary motion. He was also a keen solar observer and in 1607 made some wonderful observations of our nearest star using a camera obscura.

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