On Sep 9, 3:49*am, John Hall wrote:
In article ,
*John Hall writes:

Of course, 1663 was close to the peak of
the "Little Ice Age" which, though it may not have been a world-wide
phenomenon, was certainly a very chilly period in NE Europe.

That was supposed to read "NW Europe" of course.
--
John Hall
* * * * * * * * "Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history
* * * * * * * * *that man can never learn anything from history."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Doesn't the latest evidence suggest that the Little Ice Age was a
global event ?