Jack Eddy was a solar scientist who discovered the sunspot period known as the "Maunder Minimum" in the 1970's, and despite intense academic pressure of the consensus then, argued that this demonstrated that our sun was not constant, but indeed a slightly variable star.
A humble man, he didn't even name his discovery after himself as some scientists are known to do.
Jack Eddy recently passed away, as announced on the blog Watts Up With That here:
http://tinyurl.com/EddyMinimum
Fellow solar astronomer and friend Dr. Leif Svalgaard announced in comments there:
[At the Solar Physics Division [of the American Astronomical Society] next week in Boulder, CO, I will formally request that if a significant solar minimum materializes that it be called the "Eddy Minimum"]
If you support this idea, please sign the petition so that Leif can present it with his suggestion.
To read an interview with Dr. Eddy that will give you some insight into why this petition has merit, see the related links on the right sidebar.
Thank you for your consideration.
- Anthony Watts
WattsUpWithThat.com
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Reached 1,000 supporters
January 18, 2019
January 16, 2019
The climb toward one thousand signatures remains difficult and long. We need a final push to ensure the people in charge recognize the weight of this request. Please see that this reaches someone new today.
March 7, 2015
The emails regarding this proposal are still arriving and the support for honoring Jack Eddy remains steady. It is draining work to navigate the academic resistance but his legacy deserves this recognition.
Reached 100 supporters
June 13, 2009
81 Comments
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Richard C Willson
7 years ago
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Eddy contributed greatly to the solar activity/total solar irradiance paradigm and it's climate significance.
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Justin Archer
8 years ago
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This event needs a name, why not name it after the man who first noticed these events and predicted this one.
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Michael Howard
9 years ago
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He deserves it for enlightening the world on the Significance of the Solar Cycles in the every day lives of Mankind.
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Richard Bennett
9 years ago
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Dr Eddy researched many original sources of scientific studies many of which were not specifically related to solar activity but which confirmed and backed up other scientific studies producing a common thread which we know as variation in solar activity.
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janet Hammond
9 years ago
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it is appropriate given Jack Eddy's recognition of the Maunder min, that if a serious solar minimum eventuates it should be called the Eddy Minimum.
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Mary (Florman) Villalba
12 years ago
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Please accept my voice added to those of others with accolades for this brilliant, kind man! I support renaming the Maunder Minimum as the Eddy Minimum!
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Luc De Brant
3 years ago
Dank aan de echte eerlijke wetenschappers.
K
Katherine Green
3 years ago
Let's see this Eddy Minimum in the Mainstream Media and return the conversation to science.
Jack Eddy was a solar scientist who discovered the sunspot period known as the "Maunder Minimum" in the 1970's, and despite intense academic pressure of the consensus then, argued that this demonstrated that our sun was not constant, but indeed a slightly variable star.
A humble man, he didn't even name his discovery after himself as some scientists are known to do.
Jack Eddy recently passed away, as announced on the blog Watts Up With That here:
http://tinyurl.com/EddyMinimum
Fellow solar astronomer and friend Dr. Leif Svalgaard announced in comments there:
[At the Solar Physics Division [of the American Astronomical Society] next week in Boulder, CO, I will formally request that if a significant solar minimum materializes that it be called the "Eddy Minimum"]
If you support this idea, please sign the petition so that Leif can present it with his suggestion.
To read an interview with Dr. Eddy that will give you some insight into why this petition has merit, see the related links on the right sidebar.
Thank you for your consideration.
- Anthony Watts
WattsUpWithThat.com
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
January 18, 2019
January 16, 2019
The climb toward one thousand signatures remains difficult and long. We need a final push to ensure the people in charge recognize the weight of this request. Please see that this reaches someone new today.
March 7, 2015
The emails regarding this proposal are still arriving and the support for honoring Jack Eddy remains steady. It is draining work to navigate the academic resistance but his legacy deserves this recognition.
Reached 100 supporters
June 13, 2009
81 Comments
R
Richard C Willson
7 years ago
Featured
Eddy contributed greatly to the solar activity/total solar irradiance paradigm and it's climate significance.
J
Justin Archer
8 years ago
Featured
This event needs a name, why not name it after the man who first noticed these events and predicted this one.
M
Michael Howard
9 years ago
Featured
He deserves it for enlightening the world on the Significance of the Solar Cycles in the every day lives of Mankind.
R
Richard Bennett
9 years ago
Featured
Dr Eddy researched many original sources of scientific studies many of which were not specifically related to solar activity but which confirmed and backed up other scientific studies producing a common thread which we know as variation in solar activity.
J
janet Hammond
9 years ago
Featured
it is appropriate given Jack Eddy's recognition of the Maunder min, that if a serious solar minimum eventuates it should be called the Eddy Minimum.
M
Mary (Florman) Villalba
12 years ago
Featured
Please accept my voice added to those of others with accolades for this brilliant, kind man! I support renaming the Maunder Minimum as the Eddy Minimum!
L
Luc De Brant
3 years ago
Dank aan de echte eerlijke wetenschappers.
K
Katherine Green
3 years ago
Let's see this Eddy Minimum in the Mainstream Media and return the conversation to science.
Eddy contributed greatly to the solar activity/total solar irradiance paradigm and it's climate significance.