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Revista mexicana de física E
versión impresa ISSN 1870-3542
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GALINDO, S y SALADINO, A. An early comment on the sunspot-climate connection. Rev. mex. fís. E [online]. 2008, vol.54, n.2, pp.234-239. ISSN 1870-3542.
In 1784, a remark on the possible relationship between sunspots and climate was published by the Mexican astronomer and meteorologist Jose Antonio Alzate. In this paper we wish to note that Alzate was perhaps the first 18th century scientist to suggest the possible relation between sunspots and the Earth's weather, thus preceding William Herschel's 1801 scientifically reasoned statement on this matter, the latter widely regarded as the earliest ever made
Palabras llave : Alzate; History of Science; Sunspots.