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Dalton Minimum

Subject Environment 1790 CE – 1815 CE

The Dalton Minimum, a period of low solar activity, lasting from about 1790 to 1830, is named for the English meteorologist John Dalton.

Like the Maunder Minimum and Spörer Minimum, it coincides with a period of lower than average global temperatures.

Low solar activity seems to be strongly correlated with global cooling.