The Lancaster almanack, for the year of our Lord, 1776 : ... Fitted to the lattitude of forty degrees, and a meridian of near five hours west from London; but may without sensible error, serve all the northern colonies. / By Anthony Sharp, philom.
| Uniform Title: | Early American imprints.
First series ; no. 14431. |
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| Language: | English |
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Lancaster [Pa.] :
Printed and sold by Francis Bailey, at the printing office in King's Street, near the market,
[1775]
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| Series: | Early American imprints.
no. 14431. |
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| Physical Description: | 32 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered folded leaf : illustrations, map ; 17 cm (8vo) |
| Format: | Microfilm Book |
| Note: | "Anthony Sharp" is a pseudonym found only in the almanacs published by Bailey. Evans' attribution of this almanac to David Rittenhouse seems verified by comparison with Father Abraham's almanac and the Universal almanack for 1776, published at Philadelphia, both of which name him as their calculator. The three almanacs are identical in their calculations excepting those for the sun in some months, giving three different sets of times for its rising and setting in March alone. The astronomical notes on the calendar pages differ partly and sometimes widely, but seem clearly overall to be by the same author. Advertised in the Pennsylvania gazette, Philadelphia, Oct. 18, 1775. Signatures: [A]⁴ B-D⁴. Microform. |
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| Call Number: | 1 Microprint 1st Ser. no.14431 |
| References: |
Evans 14431.
Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3285.
Drake, M. Almanacs, 10021. |
| Reproduction Note: |
Microopaque. Worcester, Mass. : American Antiquarian Society, 1955-1983. 23 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 14431). |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster. |