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"But if the sun were suddenly extinguished," suggested Johnson, "would not the earth's temperature be far lower?" BUT IF THE SUN WERE SUDDENLY EXTINGUISHED SUGGESTED JOHNSON WOULD NOT THE EARTH'S TEMPERATURE BE FAR LOWER
 as far as Gravesend; and the frightful winter of 1813 will long be remembered in France. The earliest and longest ever known in the present century was in 1829. So much for Europe." "But here, within the Polar circle, what is the lowest degree?" asked Altamont. "My word!" said the Doctor. "I think we have experienced the lowest ourselves, for one day the thermometer was 72° below zero, and, if my memory serves me right, the lowest temperature mentioned hitherto by Arctic voyagers has been 61° at Melville Island, 65° at Port Felix, and 70° at Fort Reliance." "Yes," said Hatteras, "it was the unusual severity of the winter that barred our progress, for it came on just at the worst time possible." "You were stopped, you say?" asked Altamont, looking fixedly at the captain. "Yes, in our voyage west," the Doctor hastened to reply. "Then the maximum and minimum temperatures," said Altamont, resuming the conversation, "are about 200° apart. So you see, my friends, we may make ourselves easy. EIGHTEEN THIRTEEN WILL LONG BE REMEMBERED IN FRANCE THE EARLIEST AND LONGEST EVER KNOWN IN THE PRESENT CENTURY WAS IN EIGHTEEN TWENTY NINE SO MUCH FOR EUROPE BUT HERE WITHIN THE POLAR CIRCLE WHAT IS THE LOWEST DEGREE ASKED ALTAMONT MY WORD SAID THE DOCTOR I THINK WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE LOWEST OURSELVES FOR ONE DAY THE THERMOMETER WAS SEVENTY TWO DEGREES BELOW ZERO AND IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME RIGHT THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE MENTIONED HITHERTO BY ARCTIC VOYAGERS HAS BEEN SIXTY ONE DEGREES AT MELVILLE ISLAND SIXTY FIVE DEGREES AT PORT FELIX AND SEVENTY DEGREES AT FORT RELIANCE YES SAID HATTERAS IT WAS THE UNUSUAL SEVERITY OF THE WINTER THAT BARRED OUR PROGRESS FOR IT CAME ON AT JUST THE WORST TIME POSSIBLE YOU WERE STOPPED YOU SAY ASKED ALTAMONT LOOKING FIXEDLY AT THE CAPTAIN YES AND OUR VOYAGE WEST THE DOCTOR HASTENED TO REPLY THEN THE MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES SAID ALTAMONT RESUMING THE CONVERSATION ARE ABOUT TWO HUNDRED DEGREES APART SO YOU SEE MY FRIENDS WE MAY MAKE OURSELVES EASY
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