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The Rhode-Island almanack, or Astronomical diary, for the year of our Lord, 1772 : ... Calculated for Newport, Rhode-Island, lat 41, 27 n. and long. 71, 10, west from London; but may very well answer any of the other colonies, from New-Hampshire to New-York ... / By John Anderson, philomath. ; [Ten lines of verse].

Author/creator Anderson, John
Format Book and Microform
Publication InfoNewport, Rhode Island : Printed by Solomon Southwick, and to be sold, wholesale and retail, at his office in Queen-Street, near the middle of the parade, as cheap as any in New-England, [1771]
Description24 unnumbered pages ; 17 cm (8vo)
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 11965
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 11965. ^A478749
General noteThe prefaces to "Anderson's" almanacs for 1772-1773 indicate that he was a head of family in Newport or its vicinity who chose not to make his identity known. No family named Anderson is found in the Rhode Island census of 1774, and no John Anderson is found in the Rhode Island vital records for the period. The calculations in the revived Anderson almanac for 1780 were by Benjamin West. Cf. Alden, p. 293; and Chapin, H.M. "Check list of Rhode Island almanacs." Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, n.s. v. 25 (1915): 26 and 38.
General noteAdvertised in the Newport Mercury, October 21, 1771, as "Just published and to be sold."
General noteSignatures: [A]⁴ B-C⁴.
References Evans 11965
References Alden, J.E. Rhode Island, 464
References Drake, M. Almanacs, 12833
Reproduction noteJoyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 11965).
Genre/formAlmanacs Rhode Island 1772.

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Joyner NC Microfiche MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 11965 ✔ Available