The sunspots and the auroral displays of the Maunder Minimum

The sunspots and the auroral displays of the Maunder Minimum

Radosław Rek

The period in years 1645-1715 (or 1717 what can be concluded from an earlier text by Maunder (1894) stays in opinion of a part of scientists as an example of very low level of solar activity in the past. A new findings of archival reports appear to confirm that the level of solar activity was in fact higher.