The Lancaster almanack, for the year of our Lord, 1779 : ... Fitted to the latitude 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.
| Other author | Sharp, Anthony. |
| Other author | Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lancaster [Pa.] : Printed by Francis Bailey, who is removed from the north to the south-side of King's-Street, a few doors below the market, [1778] |
| Description | 36 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 17 cm (8vo) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 16054. ^A478749 |
| General note | "Anthony Sharp" is a pseudonym found only in the almanacs published by Bailey. |
| General note | Calculated by David Rittenhouse. The calculations and astronomical notes on the calendar pages duplicate those in his Der Gantz neue verbesserte nord-americanische Calender for 1779, also published by Bailey. The Lancaster almanack adds notes on the day's length, times of the moon's southing, and an ephemeris. |
| General note | Advertised in the Pennsylvania packet, Philadelphia, Nov. 3, 1778. |
| References | Evans 16054 |
| References | Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3808 |
| References | Drake, M. Almanacs, 10073 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 16054). |
| Genre/form | Almanacs Pennsylvania 1779. |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |