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Stothers 1979
, 1979: Solar activity cycle during classical antiquity. Astron. Astrophys., 77, 121-127.
Early accounts of phenomena that may be identified as auroral displays have been abstracted from reports of unusual celestial prodigies in the classical literature. An extensive catalog of ancient aurorae and a new mathematical method of analyzing fragmentary time series of observations have been used to demonstrate, provisionally, that an auroral cycle actually existed in antiquity, at least during the 2nd century BC, and that it had an average length and amplitude comparable with those of the modern auroral cycle. On the reasonable supposition that solar activity has always been the factor responsible for aurorae, it can be concluded that the solar cycle two millennia ago was very similar to what it is today.
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@article{st06400f, author={Stothers, R.}, title={Solar activity cycle during classical antiquity}, year={1979}, journal={Astronomy and Astrophysics}, volume={77}, pages={121--127}, }
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TY - JOUR ID - st06400f AU - Stothers, R. PY - 1979 TI - Solar activity cycle during classical antiquity JA - Astron. Astrophys. JO - Astronomy and Astrophysics VL - 77 SP - 121 EP - 127 ER -
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