OF THE GLOBE. 218 



The Meteorological observations which have been recently 

 made in Lancaster Sound by Captain Parry, confirm in a 

 very remarkable degree the general Formula, and the opinions 

 respecting Polar temperature, which I have endeavoured to 

 establish in the preceding pages*. Instead of giving too great 

 a degree of cold to the Arctic latitudes, as every person sup- 

 posed the Formula to have done, it errs on the opposite side, 

 and ascribes to the parallel of 74f° a temperature of about 

 6°, whereas Captain Parry found it to be so low as J°.33. 



This intrepid and skilful navigator, whose important disco- 

 veries in the Arctic Regions do equal honour to the heroism 

 of the men under his command, and to the liberality of the 

 British Government, observed the temperature of the regions 

 which he visited, with peculiar care, and by means of the finest 

 instruments. The observations were made every two hours ; 

 and as the expedition continued nearly twelve months in the 

 Parallel of 74° 45', and in the Meridian of 110°, we may consi- 

 der the mean annual temperature of that point of the globe as 

 established by means of above 4300 observations. 



The following abstract of this valuable Journal has been 

 kindly communicated to me by Captain Parry, with the per- 

 mission of the Lords of the Admiralty. 



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if that supposition shall be found improbable, as will be shewn in the subsequent 

 part of this paper. 



* This part of the Paper was read before the Royal Society on the 4th De- 

 cember 1820. 



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