John A. Eddy

John Allen Eddy
John A. Eddy
Born(1931-03-25)March 25, 1931
Pawnee City, Nebraska, United States
DiedJune 10, 2009(2009-06-10) (aged 78)
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Alma materUS Naval Academy, University of Colorado
AwardsArctowski Medal[1] (1987)
National Academy of Sciences (1987)
Scientific career
FieldsSolar Physics
Doctoral advisorGordon Newkirk

John Allen "Jack" Eddy (March 25, 1931 – June 10, 2009) was an American astronomer. He studied historical sunspot records, and popularised the name Maunder Minimum for the sunspot minimum which occurred in the late 17th century.

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