A sexennial diary, or an almanack for six years : containing certain astrological judgments for the said years, with several new and useful problems, very satisfactorily resolved in a manner more easie, and far different from any extant in any other almanack; particularly for finding the golden number, the epact, the moons age, her coming to south, the time of high water at any port, the cycle of the sun, dominical letter; roman indiction, what day of the week the first day of any moneth happens for ever, how long the moon shines when she riseth and setteth, with all her quarters. All of them by sure and short rules for ever. To which are added 9 large tables for all vertical declining dyals speedy drawing, with directions at large for the use of them. Price 6d. By Samuel Gilbert, Philomath.
- Gilbert, Samuel, philomath
- Date:
- 1683
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About this work
Also known as
Sexennial diary
Almanack for six years.
Publication/Creation
London : printed for the Company of Stationers, 1683.
Physical description
82 unnumbered pages, 1 leaf of plate
Contributors
References note
Wing (2nd ed., 1994) A1791F.
Notes
Final leaf bears advertisement.
With an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author.
Signatures: [A]-E, [chi].
Signature C is signed B.
Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1861:9) s1999 miun s