The Town and country almanack, for the year of our Lord, 1797 : ... Fitted to the town of Norwich ... / By Isaac Bickerstaff, astronomer.
| Uniform Title: | Early American imprints.
First series ; no. 31616. |
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| Language: | English |
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Printed in Norwich (Connecticut) :
By John Trumbull, and sold at his printing office, a few rods west from the meeting-house, in large or small quantities,
[1796]
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| Series: | Early American imprints.
no. 31616. |
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| Physical Description: | 48 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 17 cm (4to) |
| Format: | Microfilm Book |
| Note: | Evans attributes this almanac to Benjamin West, as he does nearly all those issued under the Bickerstaff pseudonym. Calculated by Nathan Daboll. The eclipse predictions duplicate those in his New England almanac and gentlemen and ladies'diary for 1797 (New London) with the omission of one sentence. The moon calculations and most of the astronomical and horological notes on the calendar pages are identical with Daboll's. The calculations for the sun vary in part, and those for the tides altogether, reflecting the difference in meridian between the two almanacs. Advertised in the Norwich packet, Oct. 20, 1796. Signatures: [A]⁴ B² C⁴ D² E⁴ F² G⁴ H². The Anatomy is the only illustration. Printer's advertisement, page [48]. Microform. |
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| Call Number: | 1 Microprint 1st Ser. no.31616 |
| References: |
Evans 31616.
Drake, M. Almanacs, 567. |
| Reproduction Note: |
Microopaque. Worcester, Mass. : American Antiquarian Society, 1955-1983. 23 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 31616). |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Connecticut -- Norwich. |