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Almanacs, English - Great Britain - Early works to 1800
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The coelestial diary: or, An ephemeris for the year of Our Blessed Saviour's incarnation, 1750. Being the second after bissextile, or leap-year, and from the creation of the world, according to the best of history 5699 years. Wherein is contained the motions, aspects, and operations of the planets; with observations on the eclipses and solar ingresses; with other remarkable passages, as the moon's southing, sun and moon's rising and setting, and monthly observations, in a poetical manner, the like not extant, &c. Calculated according to art, and referred to the meridian of the middle of Great Britain, fitting the whole monarchy without sensible error. The thirty second impression. By Salem Pearse, student in physick and cœlestial sciences.
Pearse, Salem, active 1719.Date: [1750]- Books
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Speculum anni: or, Season on the seasons, for the year of our Lord 1777, Being the first after bissextile, or leap year. Wherein you will find all things necessary for such a work; sun and moon's rising and setting; moon's southing, planets places and aspects, eclipses, judgments on the weather, and on the four quarters; remarks about the sun, monthly poetry, and other novelties. By Henry Season, licensed physician, and student in the celestial sciences, near devizes. With a particular judgment of the eclipses. The author's forty-fourth impression.
Season, Henry, 1693-1775.Date: [1777]- Books
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The Edinburgh almanack and Scots register for 1796, being bissextile or leap year. Containing a correct kalendar, lists of the Scots peers, baronets, state officers, courts of law, revenue boards, public offices, universities, clergy, roads, &c. &c. Also of the British peers, House of Commons, state officers, &c. Accurate lists of the army, navy, &c.
Date: [1796]- Books
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Merlinus liberatus, (with an almanack printed by allowance.) For the year of our blessed saviour's incarnation, 1710. And from the creation of the world, according to the best of prosane history, 5659. But by the account of Holy Scripture, 5672. it being the second after leap-year, and the 21st of our deliverance by King William, from popery and arbitrary government: but the fourteenth from the Horrid Popish Jacobite Plot. In which is contain'd things fitting for such a work; as astrological observations on the 12 months, and 4 Quarters of the year: judgments upon the nativites of the F. King, and the D. of Anjou. A rational conjecture, at the time when, and manner how, the old tyrant will be divested of his princely authority by death, or a worser fate. The eclipses. A table of the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, since the beginning of the world, to the year 1672, inclusive, &c calculated and reser'd to the meridian of London whose longitude latitude is 24 51 degr. 20 32 minutes. By J. Patridge, student in physick and astrology, London.
Date: [1710]- Books
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The coelestial diary: Or, An ephemeris. For the year of our blessed saviour's incarnation, 1736. being the bissextile, or leap-year, and from the creation of one world, according to the best of history, 5685 years. Wherein is contain'd the motions, aspects, and operation of the planets, with observations on the eclipses and solar ingresses; with other remarkable passages, as the moon's southing, sun and moon's ri[si]ng and setting, and monthly observations &c. [Cal]culated according to art, and referr'd to the meri[d]ian of the midst of Great-Britain, fitting the whole monarchy without sensible error. The eighteenth impression. Salem Pearse student in physick and the cœlestial science.
Pearse, Salem, active 1719.Date: 1736