We review the evidence for the argument that Rudolf Wolf's calibration of the Sunspot Number is likely to be correct and that Max Waldmeier introduced an upwards jump in the sunspot number in 1945. The combined effect of these adjustments suggests that there has been no secular change in the sunspot number since coming out of the Maunder Minimum ~1700.
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@article{arxiv.1003.4666,
title = {Updating the Historical Sunspot Record},
author = {Leif Svalgaard},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1003.4666},
year = {2010}
}
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SOHO23 Conference Proceedings, Astronomical Society of the Pacific