£34 Captain Franklin on the Temperature of the Sea. 
It came up filled with water, having a temperature of 43°, the 
temperature of water at the surface of the sea being then 33°, 
and of the atmosphere £9° Small pieces of ice were floating 
round the ship, and the land of Spitzbergen was distant 6 or 7 
leagues. 
The following observations were made on water brought up 
from different depths, in a leaden-box prepared on the sugges- 
tion of Mr Fisher, with two valves which remained open in de- 
scending, but were closed in the ascent. 
Temp. 
Temp. 
Depth to 
Date. 
I.at. 
Long. 
of water 
at sur- 
of water 
brought 
which the 
vessel was 
Remarks. 
face. 
up. 
let down. 
1818, 
o 
Fathoms. 
J line 20. 
79 58 N. 
11 25 E. 
.31.5 r. 
31.0 F. 
24 
At the bottom. 
21. 
79 56 
11 30 
30.0 
31.0 
{ 
Do.; ship surround- 
ed by ice. 
22. 
80 0 
11 14 
30.0 
31.0 
33 
Do. 
23. 
79 59 
10 12 
31.5 
32.5 
21 
Do. ; beset by ice. 
25. 
79 51 
10 0 
33.0 
34.0 
60 
At the bottom. 
... 
... 
... 
33.0 
34.0 
{ 
15 J 
Clear w ater near the 
land. 
At the bottom. Clear 
26. 
79 44 
9 33 
34.0 
34.0 
water some miles 
from the ice. 
27. 
29. 
79 514 
79 51 
10 0 
34.0 
34.5 
72 
10 0 
34.0 
34.0 
17 
34.0 
34.0 
19 1 
Near the land in a 
current. 
July 6. 
74 48 
10 15 
34.0 
34.5 
34 
At the bottom. 
7. 
80 18 
11 10 
33.0 
36.0 
120 
Do. ; beset by ice. 
8. 
80 20 
11 10 
31.5 
36.5 
130 
Do. do. 
9. 
80 20 
10 55 
30.5 
35.5 
110 
Do. do. 
10. 
80 19 
11 24 
32.0 
36.0 
119 
Do. do. 
11. 
80 22 
10 30 
32.0 
36.0 
120 
Do. do. 
12. 
80 20 . 
11 7 
32.0 
35.8 
145 
Do. do. 
13. 
80 22 
10 2 
32.0 
35.5 
235 
Do. 
14. 
80 26 
10 45 
32.0 
35.5 
233 
Do. ; beset by ice. 
15. 
80 27 
10 20 
32.0 
36.0 
198 
Do. 
16. 
80 26 
11 25 
36.5 
36.3 
173 
Do. 
17. 
80 27 
11 0 
34.0 
35.5 
285 
Do. ; beset by ice. 
18. 
80 26 
10 30 
32.5 
36.0 
331 
Do. do. 
19. 
80 24 
11 14 
31.5 
36.5 
103 
Do. do. 
20. 
80 21 
10 12 
32.5 
35.5 
108 
Do. do. 
21. 
80 14 
11 12 
32.5 
35.3 
95 
Do. do. 
" 22. 
80 13 
11 31 
31.0 
35.8 
83 
Do. do. 
23. 
80 15 
11 36 
32.5 
36.8 
73 
Do. do. 
25. 
80 18 
11 40 
32.5 
36.0 
9U 
Do. do. 
26. 
80 20 
11 25 
32.5 
36.0 
55 
Do. 
