solar cycle

Summary

solar cycle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,183 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• solar cycle is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Schwabe^[2].
• solar cycle is a type of solar variation^[3].
• solar cycle's Commons category is recorded as Solar cycles^[4].
• solar cycle's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1843^[5].
• solar cycle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Solar cycles^[6].
• solar cycle's facet of is recorded as Sun's magnetic field^[7].
• solar cycle's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox solar cycle^[8].
• solar cycle's topic has template is recorded as Template:Solar cycles^[9].
• solar cycle's has immediate cause is recorded as Solar dynamo^[10].
• solar cycle's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+11'}^[11].
• solar cycle's has list is recorded as list of solar cycles^[12].

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Definition and Type

solar cycle is a type of solar variation^[3].

Why It Matters

solar cycle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,183 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[13] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[14]