[SOC] Annus Mirabilis - 1666 [trivia]

[Normando Marcolongo]

On 7 Jan 2008, at 22:36, Fred Jensen wrote:

> OK, "really obscure trivia."  With the appearance of the first  
> stable spot of Cycle 24, we can all hope that we actually will have  
> a cycle and not go into a prolonged minimum like the Maunder Minimum  
> [~1645 ~1715].  1666 marked one of the really deep minimums within  
> that period.  The maximums in that period weren't any better than  
> we've been seeing for the last year or so.  DX was really thin  
> then :-)
>
> If you like trivia, see if you can figure out what else is unique  
> about the year 1666? [Using wikipedia will result in immediate  
> disqualification].

I admit it. I'm disqualified :-)
Can't resist after a few minutes of running my brain a 100% CPU.

73,
Normando IZ6FXS

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