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The Belfast town and country almanack, for the year 1796. (Being leap-year.) Adapted to the new stile [sic]: containing, eclipses of the sun and moon - Sun's rising and setting - Moon's quarters, age, and southing ...
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The description and use of an universal and perpetual mathematical instrument. Shewing The most Expeditious and Exact Method of solving all practical Questions in Arithmetick, Trigonometry, Navigation, Dyalling, Astronomy, &c. Viz. Sun's Place, - Right Ascension, - Declination, - Amplitude, - Rising and Setting, and Equation of Time. Likewise The Dominical Letter, Cycle of the Sun, Golden Number, Epact, Fix'd and Moveable Feasts in both Accounts, Terms and their Returns, New and Full Moons, Moon's Southing, Time of High Water for Thirty-Four Havens, With the Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, Conjunction of the Superior and Transits of the two Inferior Planets over the Disk or Face of the Sun. By Benjamin Scott.
Scott, Benjamin, 1688-1751.Date: M.DCC.XXXIII. [1733]- Books
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The gentleman's and dealer's Cork almanack For the Year 1778, Being second after leap year, And the eighteenth year of King George III. Reign, Until the Twenty-Fifth of October, containing The Sun's Rising and Setting; Day Break; Eclipses; Moon's Age, Rising, Setting, and Southing; Lunations; Solar Ingresses; Terms; High Water at Cork; Bankers and Custom House Holidays; Several very Useful Tables; New Rates of Coaches and Chaises; A Correct List of the fairs in the Kingdom; Mathematical Questions; Enigmas; and Rebuses, for the Improvement of the Sciences; Calculated for the Meridian of the City of Cork, in Latitude 51- 49- North, and 9- 10- West Longitude, from the Royal Observatory, at Greenwich. By Patrick Aher, Philomath.
Aher, Patrick.Date: MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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The mariner's compass rectified; containing tables, shewing the true hour of the day, the Sun being upon any Point of the Compass: With the true Time of the Rising and Setting of the Sun and Stars, and the Points of the Compass upon which they Rise and Set: With Tables of Amplitudes. Which Tables of Sun - Dials, Semidiurnal-Arches and Amplitudes are calculated from the Equator to 60 Degrees of Latitude, either North or South. With the Description and Use of those Instruments most in Use in the Art of Navigation. Also a Table of Latitudes and Longitudes of Places. By Andrew Wakeley, Mathematician. Enlarged with many useful additions, by J. Atkinson. The whole revised, and carefully corrected, with accurate tables of the Sun's Declination, adjusted to the New-Stile. By William Mountaine, F.R.S.
Wakely, Andrew.Date: 1766- Books
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The mariner's compass rectified. Containing tables, shewing the true hour of the day, the Sun being upon any Point of the Compass: With the true Time of the Rising and Setting of the Sun and Stars, and the Points of the Compass, upon which they Rise and Set: With Tables of Amplitudes. Which Tables of Sun - Dials, Semidiurnal-Arches, and Amplitudes are calculated from the Equator to 60 Degrees of Latitude, either North or South. With the Description and Use of those Instruments most in Use in the Art of Navigation. Also a Table of the Latitude and Longitude of Places. By Andrew Wakeley [sic], Mathematician. Enlarged with many useful additions, by J. Atkinson. The whole revised, and carefully corrected, with accurate tables of the Sun's Declination, adjusted to the New-Stile. By William Mountaine, F.R.S.
Wakely, Andrew.Date: 1757- Books
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The mariner's compass rectified. Containing tables, shewing the true hour of the day, the sun being upon any point of the compass: With the true Time of the Rising and Setting of the Sun and Stars, and the Points of the Compass, upon which they Rise and Set: With Tables of Amplitudes. Which Tables of Sun - Dials, Semidiurnal-Arches, and Amplitudes are calculated from the Equator to 60 Degrees of Latitude, either North or South. With the Description and Use of those Instruments most in Use in the Art of Navigation. Also a Table of the Latitude and Longitude of Places. By Andrew Wakeley, Mathematician. Enlarged with many useful additions, by J. Atkinson. The whole revised, and carefully corrected, with accurate Tables of the Sun's Declination, adjusted to the New-Stile. By William Mountaine, F.R.S.
Wakely, Andrew.Date: 1758- Books
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The bengal kalendar and register, for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, containing Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, Chronological Notes for the Year, Moon's Phases, Holidays, Moveable Feasts, &c. Daily Tables of Sun and Moon's Rising and Setting, Moon's Southing, High Water at Calcutta, Equation of Time, Sun's Progress in the Ecliptic, Hindoo and Mahomedan Holidays, Terms in the Supreme Court, &c. &c. also full and accurate lists of the Honourable East India Company's servants, on the Bengal establishment, Comprehending complete Views and Details, of the Civil & Military establishments, &c. &c. &c. The Supreme Court of Judicature-Advocates, Attornies, &c. - establishment of Police-Commissioners of the court of requests-orphan, free school, and other societies-native hospital-marine department,-houses of agency-insurance companies,-tontines - merchants of different nations established in Calcutta-Tables shewing the pay, batta, and other allowances of the army-tables of post office rates, &c. &c. &c. The whole diligently compared and corrected by Official Documents. To which is added a list of the European inhabitants, resident in Calcutta, and the several Districts of the Country, not in the service corrected from the official lists.
Date: 1795- Pictures
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco: the pavilions and setting of the exposition. Colour process prints, 1915.
Date: [1915]Reference: 37408i- Books
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The Belfast town and country almanack, for the year 1797. Adapted to the new stile: containing, eclipses of the sun and moon - sun's rising and setting - moon's quarters, age, and southing ...
Date: 1797?]- Pictures
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Left, the sun depicting Disraeli is setting on a devastated land; right, the sun depicting Gladstone is rising, bringing hope and a blooming economy. Lithograph, 1879.
Date: [1879]Reference: 568558iPart of: Victorian album of political satires.- Books
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Merlinus Anglicus junior: or, the starry messenger for the year of our redemption, 1710. Being the second after Bissextile or Leap-Year Wherein is Contained both Astronomical and Metorological Observations, with the State of the Year deduced according to Art, from the Solar Ingresses, Eclipses, various Configurations, Aspects and Conjunctions of the Planets. The Rising and setting of the Moon, and Time of High-Water at London-Bridge, a Table of the Kings and Queens Reigns. A Perpetual Table of Sun-Rising and Setting, Break of Day, Twilight, and Length of the Days, to every fifth Day throughout the Year. Also a Plain and Easy Table of Interest, and another shewing the Bearing, Distance, Longest Day and difference of Meridians of most Principal Cities in the World, from the City of London. Together with a Table of Houses; according to the Doctrine of Ptolemy, the like not to be found in any other for Exactness, with all other Necessaries fitting for such a Work; Accommodated to the Meridian of London, which lies in the Latitude of 51 Deg. 32 Min. North, but will serve for any part of Great-Britain, or Ireland. To which is added, Monthly Observations, and Predictions for the whole Year, the like (in all Particulars) not Extant, &c. By Henry Coley, Student in the Mathematicks, and the Coelestial Sciences.
Coley, Henry, 1633-1695?.Date: 1710- Books
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The gentleman's and citizen's almanack, compiled by Samuel Watson, bookseller, for the year of our Lord, 1781. The First after Leap - Year, And the Twenty-First Year of K. George III. Reign. till 25 Oct. Containing, The Days of the Year and Month: Week-Days: Sun's Rising and Setting: Moon's Age and Changes: a Table of Equation: The Times of High Water, at Dublin-Bar. Several Tables, Altered, Renewed, or Continued. The Marriages and Deaths of the Princes of Europe. The Names of The Lord Lieutenant; of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and of The Lords and Commons of Parliament, (printed by Authority:) Also, The Judges, and several other Persons in Places of High Trust, and Office in Ireland, both Civil and Military: The Dublin Society: The Hospitals: The Roads and Fairs: The Post-Towns: Noted Places referring to them, and Foreign Postages. N. B. The Names of the several Officers of the Four Courts are printed here by the Leave of the Lord Chancellor, and Judges.
Watson, Samuel, active 1761-1802.Date: 1781- Pictures
A rural landscape: in the light of the rising or setting sun, a man draws water from a well, while two horses drink from a stream. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens.
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.Date: 1638Reference: 2491339i- Books
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Calendarium astrologicum: or an almanack for the year ... 1708. ... Declaring, the general state of the year. With the sign each day therein, eclipses, sun-rising, moon rising and setting, with the sign every day;... By Thomas Trigge, ...
Trigge, Thomas.Date: 1708- Books
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The use of donovan's card-dial and analema. Whereby the time of the day; time of sun's rising and setting; length of day and night; sun's amplitude; point of the compass the sun rises and sets at, &c. may be found in Cork, and places of the same latitude; and in most parts of the kingdom without sensible error. And whereby may be found in all parts of the globe, the sun's declination, his place in the ecliptick; the sun's altitude, and the latitudes of places, &c. at any time.
Donovan, John (Topographer)Date: 1791- Books
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The description and use of that necessary instrument call'd, Gunter's quadrant; Whereby many propositions in Astronomy, &c. are very easily perform'd. Such as the sun's altitude at any time; his right ascenfion and declination; his longitude or place in tho ecliptic; his amplitude and azimuth; his rising and setting; the hour of the day or night, and other conclusions exemplify'd at large. To which is added, A table of the sun's place and declination for every day in the year; also the time of the Sun's rising and setting, calculated for the latitude of Leeds, being 53 d. 50 m. (price Six Pence.)
Gargrave, Geo. (George), 1710-1785.Date: 1745- Books
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The royal almanack, or, A diary of the true places of the sun [figure of moon] and planets : their rising and setting, high-water at London-bridge, with rules to serve other places after the new theory of tides, and directions of Sir Jonas Moore : to which are added the eclipses, tables of the [sun's] rising, [moon's] southing, [moon's] rising and setting, with the [moon], and other the planets apulses to the fixed stars, for the meridian of London, anno 1675. and of His Majesties happy reign 27 / all done with great pains, according to the rules of art, for His Majesties use, and at his command, by N. Stephenson.
Stephenson, N. (Nicholas), active 1674-1680Date: 1675- Books
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Vox stellarum: being a loyal almanack for the year of humane redemption, 1731. Being the Third after Bissextile, or Leap-Year. In which is contained all Things fitting for such a Work; as A Table of Terms and their Returns. The Fulls, Changes, and Quarters of the Moon, the Rising, Southing and Setting of the Seven Stars, and other fix'd Stars of Note. The Moon's Age, and a Tide-Table fitted to the same. The Rising and Setting of the Sun, Mutual Aspects, Monthly Observations, the Rising, Southing and Setting of the Moon; and many other Things useful and pleasant. By Francis Moore, Physician.
Moore, Francis, 1657-1714.Date: 1731- Books
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An almanack and prognostication for the year of our Lord God 1680 : being the bissextile or leap-year ... : wherein is contain'd the state of the year, the eclipses, lunations, conjunctions, and aspects of the planets, with the southing, rising, and setting of the sun and moon, and planets, with the southing, rising, and setting of the sun and moon, and planets motions for every fifth day, and their latitude for every tenth day, also the encrease and decrease and length of day and night : calculated according to ... Stamford ... / by William Readman.
Readman, WilliamDate: 1680- Books
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Ephemeris: or, a diary astronomical, astrological, meteorological, for the year of our Lord, 1708. It being Bissextile, or Leap-Year. Containing, The Planets Motions and Aspects, Eclipses, Sun's Rising and Setting, Day-Break, Twilight, Planetary-Hour by Day and Night, &c. Astrological Observations on the Twelve Months, and the Four Quarters of the Year: Also the Moon's Rising and Setting throughout the Year; with some other Things of use. By Job Gadburt, Student in Physick and Astrologie.
Gadbury, Job, -1715.Date: 1708- Books
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Vox Stellarum: or, A loyal almanack for the year of human redemption MDCCLXXXVI. Being the second after bissextile or leap-years: in which are contained a table of terms and their returns: the full changes and quarters of the moon; the rising, southing, and setting of the stars and other fixed stars on notes, the moon's age, and a tide table fitted to the same. The rising and setting of the sun the rising, southing, and setting of the moon; mutual aspects, monthly observations; and many other things useful and profitable. Unto which are added astrological observations on four quarters of the year; an hieroglyphic, alluding to these present times; a remarkable chronology and other matters both curious and profitable. With a particular account of the transit of the plane of mercury over the face of the sun. By Francis Moore, physician.
Moore, Francis, 1657-1714.Date: [1786]- Books
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Description of a new astronomical rotula, for shewing the rising and setting of the sun, moon, and stars, with the place of the moon's node, and the mean time of new and full moons, ... made on the same construction, and serving to illustrate and explain his new invented astronomical clocks and watches.
Margetts, George, 1748-1804.Date: 1790?]- Books
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Tulley, 1699 : an almanack for the year of our Lord, MDCXCIX, being third after leap-year, and from the creation 5648 : wherein is contained the lunations, courts, spring tides, planets, aspects and weather, the rising and setting of the sun ... calculated for and fitted to the meridian of Boston in New-England ... / by John Tulley.
Tulley, John, 1638-1701Date: 1699- Books
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The use of a mathematical instrument, called a quadrant : Shewing very plainly and easily to know the exact height or distance of any steeple, tree, or house, &c. Also to know the hour of the day by it: the height of the sun, moon, or stars: and to know the time of sun-rising, and setting; and the length of every day in the year: the place of the sun in the ecliptick: the azimuth, right ascension, and declination of the sun. With many other necessary and delightful conclusions. Performed very readily. Written by [W.P.].
W. PDate: 1655- Books
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Vox stellarum: or, A loyal almanack for the year of human redemption, MDCCLXXXIV. Being the bissextile or leap-year in which are contained a table of term and their returns the full, changes, and quarters of the moon the rising, southing, and setting of the seven stars, and other fixed stars of note; the moon's age and a tide table fitted to the date. The rising and setting of the sun; the rising, southing, and setting of the moon; mutual aspects, monthly observations; and many other things, useful and profitable unto which are added, astrological observations in the four quarters of the year. An hieroglyphic, alluding to these present times; a remarkable chronoly; the eclipses; and other matters, both curous and profitable. With a particular ... By Frances Moore physician
Moore, Francis, 1657-1714.Date: [1784?]