ECU Libraries Catalog

An almanack for the year of our Lord God, 1688 : being bissextile or leap year, and from the creation 5688 : calculated for the meridian of the centre, or middle of England, whose latitude is 54 deg. and therefore far more usefull for the kingdom in general, than any other extant / by W. Turner, gent. in this almanack are contained these particulars, 1. A description of England, and a general tide-table, 2. A chronology of memorable passages, 3. The sun's rising, setting, length of the day & night, and his place in the ecliptick throughout the year, 4. The change, full and quarters of the moon, with the time that every planet meets with the moon, 5. Choice rules for husbanding and gardening, 6. Presidents for making bills, bonds, wills, leases &c, 7. Tables for interest of money, and for the purchasing of land or leases of houses, 8. To measure and set out land - to guage vessels - and to find the hour of the day.