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Sunspot Groups across the Solar Disc
Several dark sunspot groups interrupt a densely stippled circular surface. Small scattered marks and broader clustered patches give the disc an uneven texture against the black surrounding field. The illustration belongs to Giberne’s account of the Sun. Its repeated fine marks make the darker spots distinct without replacing the disc with a simple unmodulated circle.
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Illustrator not identified. "Sunspot Groups across the Solar Disc" [editorial title]. In The Story of the Sun, Moon, and Stars, Agnes Giberne; introduction by Charles Pritchard. 1898 edition, with copious additions, 1898, National Book Company. Source scan leaf 35. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0137-0035
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The Story of the Sun, Moon, and StarsAgnes Giberne; introduction by Charles Pritchard1898More from this book
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Illustrator not identified. Sunspot Groups across the Solar Disc. The Story of the Sun, Moon, and Stars. Scan leaf 35. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0137-0035