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Almanacs, English - Scotland - Edinburgh - Early works to 1800
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Edinburgh's new almanack, or A prognostication for the year of our Lord 1715, being the third after bissextile or leap year. Wherein is contain'd a description of the eclipses, and moveable feasts, toith the exact day, hour and minute of the new moon, her full and quarters, the dispostion of the weather, with the fairs in Scotland; as also, a ready table of the moons age every day of the year, with a table of the tydes at Leith, Aberdeen, Dunde and St. Andrews, and likeways a table of the moons southing, whreby may be found the moons rising and setting, whereby may be found the moons rising and setting, and likemay the hour of the night on a sun dial. Calculated for the meridian at Edinburgh, in the north latitude of 56 deg. 00 min. By John Thomson, philamathematicus.
Thomson, John, philomathematicus.Date: 1715- Books
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Edinburgh almanack, for the year M.DCC.XLVIII. Being leap year, with the greatest respect, dedicated unto the Right Honourable George Drummond, Esq; Lord Provost, David Inglis, James Stuart, Alexander Kincaid, James Molroy. Bailies. Thomas Allan, dean of Gild, James Grant, treasurer, James Ker deacon conveener of the trades, and present member of Parliament for this city. And the remanent honourable members of the council, by your most obedient, and most humble servant, the publisher.
Date: [1748]- Books
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Edinburgh's new almanack; or, A prognostication for the year of our Lord 1713, being the first after bissextile of leap year. Wherein is contain'd a description of the ecclipses, and moveable feasts, with the exact day, hour and minute of the new moon, her fu'd and quarters; the disposition of the weather, with the fairs in Scotland; as also, a ready table of the moons age every day of this year, with a table of the tydes of Leigh, Abderdeen, Dundee and St. Andrews, and likeways a table of the moons southing, whereby may be found the moons rising and setting, and likeways the hour of the night on a sun dial. Calculated for the meridian of Edinburgh, in the north latitude of 56 deg: 00 min: By John Thomson, philomathematicus.
Thomson, John, philomathematicus.Date: 1713- Books
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Edinburgh's michaelmas almanack: or The tradesman turn'd politician. Containing divers and sundry good advices to the town council. By a tradesman that delights in books, at leisure hours only, and never moves out of his proper sphere but at this season.
Tradesman that delights in books.Date: Printed in the year MDCCXXV. [1725]- Books
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Edingburgh almanack, for the year M.DCC.LVII. Being the first after leap year, and of the Julian period 6470. Is, with the greatest respect, dedicated unto the Right Honourable Robert Montgomery Esq; Lord Provost, David Flint, John Carmi Hael, William Sands, John Coutts, Bailies, James Rochead, dean of guild, Gilbert Laurie, treasurer, Thomas Cleland Sadler, Deacon-Conveener of the trades, and the remanent Honourble members of the council, by their most obedient, and most humble servant, the publisher.
Date: [1757]