Note 1 — Front matter
Reading edition
The actual condition of the sun in 1842 may be inferred from the following table, showing the number of spots observed in 1837 the preceding year of maximum disturbance, in 1842, and in 1844 the following year of minimum disturbance; the observer was Schwabe of Dessau:
Days of observation Days without spots New groups observed
1837 168 307 321
1842 0 94 111
1844 333 68 52
Only it should be noticed that nearly all the spots seen in the year 1844 belonged to the next period, the time of actual minimum occurring early in 1844.