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An almanack of coelestial motions for the year of the Christian aepocha, 1680 : ... Calculated for the meridian of Boston in New-England, where the Artick Pole is elevated 42 degrees & 30 minutes.

Author/creator Foster, John, 1648-1681
Format Book and Microform
Publication Info[Boston] : Printed [by John Foster] for, and sold by Henry Phillips in the west end of the exchange in Boston, 1680.
Description16 unnumbered pages ; 15 cm (8vo)
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 284
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 284. ^A478749
General noteAt head of title: MDCLXXX.
General noteFollows the Old Style calendar.
General noteThe authorship and printing are attributed to John Foster by Evans and in Nichols, C.L. "Notes on the almanacs of Massachusetts." Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, n.s., 22 (1912): 44. Except for the imprint, the typography of the title page is identical with that of his almanacs for 1679 and 1681, the type having been left standing from year to year with only the necessary changes.
General noteSignatures: [A]⁸.
General noteErrata note, p. [16].
References Evans 284
References Wing (2nd ed.) A1711
References Drake, M. Almanacs, 2862
Reproduction noteJoyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 284).
Genre/formAlmanacs Massachusetts 1680.

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Joyner NC Microfiche MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 284 ✔ Available