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Merlinus liberatus. Being an almanack for the year of our redemption, 1752. Being Bissextile, or Leap-Year. And from the Creation of the World, according to the best History, 5701. And the 60th of our Deliverance by K. William. from Popery, and Arbitrary Government. But the 56th from the Horrid, Popish, High-Church, Jacobite Plot. Wherein is contain'd all Things fitting and useful for such a Work, as an Ephemeris of the Daily Motion of the Planets, with their Various Configurations, Aspects, Conjunctions, Lunations, Eclipses, Astronomical, Astrological Meteorological Observations, the Rising and Setting of the Sun, Moon, Planets and fixed Stars, Illustrated with Tables of the Tides, Terms, and Daily Equation of Clocks, Length and Break of Day, &c. Also Philosophical Dissertations on the Computation of Time, Creation and Stellary Influence. To which is prefix'd, The Protestant Remembrancer being an account of the Wicked, Horrid, Popish Plots against the Protestants. Calculated for the Meridian of London, Whose Longitude Latitude is 24 51 Degrees 20 32 Minutes. By John Partridge.
Partridge, John, 1644-1715.Date: [1752]- Books
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A plain account of the old and new stiles. In which, Their Difference is deduced from clear Principles; and The Difficulties attending a perpetual Reformation of the calendar, are shortly Stated and Resolved. In a Letter to a Member of Parliament.
Murdoch, Patrick, -1774.Date: [1751]- Books
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Olympia Dōmata; or, an almanack for the year of our Lord God, 1752. Being Bissextile, or Leap-Year. And from the World's Creation, 5754. Wherein is contained the Lunations, Conjunctions, Aspects, and Effects of the Planets; the Increase, Decrease, and Length of the Days and Nights; with the Rising, Southing, and Setting of the Planets and fixed Stars throughout the Year; whereby may be known the exact Hour of the Night at all Times, when either the Moon or Stars are seen. Calculated according to Art, and referred to the Horizon of the ancient and renowned Borough-Town of Stamford (formerly a famous University) whose Latitude is 52 deg. 40 min. fitting all the middle Counties of England, and without sensible Error the whole Kingdom. By Tycho Wing, Philomath.
Wing, Tycho, 1696-1750.Date: [1752]