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Solar Temperature Last Century


9/23/2004

name         Tom E.
status       other
age          50s

Question -   Has there been an increase or decrease in
the temperature of the sun in the last 50-100 years? If so, how much?
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The short answer is 'no'.

Solar temperature variation works at a considerably slower rate than
centuries.

Howard Barnes.
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