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, 1737 being the first after bissextile, or leap-year, and from the creation of the world, according to the best of history, 5686 years. Wherein is contained the motion, aspects, and operation of the planets; with observations upon the eclipses, and solar ingresses; with other remarkable passages, as the moon's southing, sun and moon's rising and setting, and monthly obserations, in a poetical manner, the like not extant, &c. calculated according to art, and referred to the meridian of the midst of Great Britain, fitting the whole monarchy without sensible error. The nineteenth impression. Salem Pearse, student in physick and the cœlestial science. Imprimatur, F. Allen.
Pearse, Salem, fl. 1719.Date: 1737
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Merlinus Anglicus junior: or, The starry messenger for the year of our redemption, 1707 . Being the third after besextile or leap year. Wherein is contained (1) Astronomical and meteoroligical observations. (2) The state of the year deduced according to art, from the solar ingresses, eclipses, various configurations, aspects and conjunctions of the planers. (3) The rising and setting of the moon, seven stars, and other fixed stars of note. (4) A perpetual table of the rising and setting of the sun, break of day, and twilight, and length of the days to every fifth day throughout the year. Together with a tables of houses, and others fitting for such a work accommondated to the meredian of London, which lies in the latitude of 51 deg. 32 min. north, but will serve (without sensible error) for any part of Great Britain, or Ireland, to which is added, monthly observations, and astrological predictions for the whole year, the like (in all particulars) not extant. By Henry Goldy, student in the mathematicks, and the cælestial science.
Coley, Henry, 1633-1695?.Date: 1707