On this day in 1611 - June 13th - the first documented report on the newly-discovered phenomenon of sunspots was published.

Narration on Spots Observed on the Sun and their Apparent Rotation with the Sun was the work of Frisian/German astronomer Johannes Fabricius.


Mona Evans
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