[SOC] Annus Mirabilis - 1666 [trivia]

[Nick Yokanovich]

Does anus mirabilis have anything to do with black holes?

73
Nick K3NY
Arnold, MD

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].
> 
> Happy New Year to all
> 
> 73,
> 
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2008 Cal QSO Party  4-5 Oct 08
> - www.cqp.org
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