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Changes in the solar constant from 1600 to 2000. The blue region is from a model that is based on observations of stars such as the Sun, and the purple region is based on the effect of the solar magnetic flux on bright regions called faculae.

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Changes in the solar constant from 1600 to 2000. The blue region is from a model that is based on observations of stars such as the Sun, and the purple region is based on the effect of the solar magnetic flux on bright regions called faculae.

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solar energy physical constant gravitational constant dielectric constant Planck’s constant atomic mass unit Boltzmann constant Bohr magneton universal gas constant Rydberg constant decay constant speed of light

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Abbot, Charles Greeley

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Jules Violle

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