Father Hutchins revived; being an almanac and ephemeris ... for the year of our Lord 1794 ... / By Father Abraham Hutchins, mathematician.

Other author Stearns, Samuel, 1741-1809.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew-York : Printed and sold by Samuel Campbell, no 37, Hanover-Square, opposite the bank, [1793]
Description36 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 17 cm (12mo)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition

SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 25644. ^A478749
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 25645. ^A478749
General note"Abraham Hutchins" is a pseudonym intended to exploit the popular reputation of the New York state calculator John Nathan Hutchins.
General noteComparison with The New England farmer's almanack for 1794 by Samuel Stearns (Springfield, Mass.) indicates that Stearns was probably the calculator of "Father Hutchins" for this year. The eclipse predictions are partly identical in their wording and almost entirely so in their calculations. Identical times are given for the moon's phases. The only astronomical notes in the calendar pages of The New England farmer are for the rising, southing, and setting of the "7 stars" or Pleiades, and these are duplicated here as to day and time. The other calculations vary because of the difference in meridian. Eclipses, lunar phases, and calendar notes are the usual points of identity in early almanacs calculated by the same author for separate regions.
General noteTwo states of gathering A noted. In one, the note "*s denotes the sun will be too slow ..." appears at the foot of p. [7]; and the note "Venus will be morning star ..." on p. [6]. In the other state, the Venus note appears at the foot of p. [7] while the note "*sl denotes the sun ..." appears under the heading "Explanation of the calendar pages" on p. [7].
General noteThe Anatomy is the only illustration.
References Evans 25644
References Evans 25645
References Drake, M. Almanacs, 6012
References Drake, M. Almanacs, 6013
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic 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. 25644).
Reproduction noteElectronic 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. 25645).
Genre/formAlmanacs New York (State) 1794.

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