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Almanacs
ALMANACS ALMANACS. One of the first publications to issue from the press in British North America was An Almanack for New England for 1639, printed by Stephen Daye in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Almanacs have been part of American culture ever since, adapting themselves to changing times while... Read more |
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almanac
almanac originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. The Roman fasti, originally a list of dies fasti (days when... Read more |
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nautical almanac
nautical almanac, a periodical publication of astronomical and other, primarily ephemeral, information intended for the navigator and nautical astronomer. The earliest nautical almanac was the Connoissance des temps ou des mouvements celestes published in Paris under royal patent by the Bureau des... Read more |
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ephemeris
ephemeris (pl., ephemerides), table listing the position of one or more celestial bodies for each day of the year. The French publication Connaissance de Temps is the oldest of the national astronomical ephemerides, founded in 1679. The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris (usually... Read more |
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Shem
Shem in the Bible, eldest son of Noah; presented as the ancestor of the Semites, particularly of the Hebrews and Arabs. An apocalypse called the Paraphrase of Shem was found among the Nag Hammadi codices. The Treatise of Shem, known from a 15th-century Syriac manuscript, is an astrological... Read more |
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Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov
BRYUSOV, VALERY YAKOVLEVICH (1873–1924), poet, novelist, playwright, critic, translator. Born in Moscow, Valery Bryusov was an early proponent of Symbolism in Russia. As editor of the almanac Russkie Simvolisty (Russian symbolists, 1894 Read more |
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Nathaniel Ames
Nathaniel Ames 1708-64, American almanac maker, b. Bridgewater, Mass. His Astronomical Diary and Almanack, begun in 1725 and issued annually after c.1732 from Dedham, Mass., was highly popular and served as a model for Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack and later almanacs. It had a circulation... Read more |
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John Partridge
Partridge, John (1643-1715) John Partridge, an influential member of the large astrological community in late seventeenth-century London, was one of several people known for his production of almanacs. As a youth he was apprenticed to a shoemaker, but in his leisure moments he educated himself and... Read more |
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phrenology
phrenology study of the shape of the human skull in order to draw conclusions about particular character traits and mental faculties. The theory was developed about 1800 by the German physiologist Franz Joseph Gall and popularized in the United States by Orson Fowler and Lorenzo Fowler through... Read more |
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celestial navigation
celestial navigation, or astronomical navigation. The sextant, the chronometer (nowadays possibly a quartz watch), the nautical almanac, and navigation tables (now perhaps some form of calculator or computer) in one form or another remain the essential requirements for celestial navigation, by... Read more |
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nautical almanac
...From 1958 the Abridged Nautical Almanac and the American Nautical Almanac were ‘unified’ and became identical...available to other national nautical almanacs. The title of the purely astronomical part of the Almanac was in 1960 changed to The Astronomical... |
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Almanac
...issue annual almanacs, and together...a center of almanac‐making. The first humorous almanac was compiled...all American almanacs, like their...Rhode Island Almanac, issued 1728...The Crockett almanacs were a popular... |
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Crockett Almanacs
Crockett Almanacs, popular pamphlets issued irregularly...addition to the usual features of the almanacs, these publications, printed at Nashville...in the original enterprise, and the almanacs, capitalizing on his spectacular death... |
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almanacs
almanacs were, technically, tables of astronomical and astrological events of the...part in the ferment of the times. Well-known publishers and compilers of almanacs included Richard Allestree (active between 1617 and 1643); Lilly; John... |
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Wisden, A Cricketers Almanac
Wisden, A Cricketer's Almanac, first published under this title by John Wisden and Co. in 1870 (previously known, 1864–9, as The Cricketer's Almanac). The publication remains the cricket enthusiast's vade mecum. |
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Old Farmer's Almanac, The
Old Farmer's Almanac, The, see Farmer's Almanack. |
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Poor Richard's Almanack
...most famous of American almanacs, although it followed...Robin's, the English almanac which began publication...were published in the almanac of 1758. They were...cynical observations. The almanacs from 1748 on were called...Franklin, who sold the ... |
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Reference Books on War, Peace, and the Military
...example, Walt Lang, United States Military Almanac (1989), lists military events from 1636...Barbara Long , Civil War Day by Day: An Almanac, 1861–1865 (1971); Randal Gray with...1991); Robert Goralski , World War II Almanac, 1931–1945: A Political and Military... |
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celestial navigation
...possibly a quartz watch), the nautical almanac, and navigation tables (now perhaps...ephemeris is now presented in the nautical almanac in such a manner that only the most elementary...tabulated for hourly intervals in the nautical almanac. The coordinates used are Greenwich ... |
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Old Moore, Francis Moore
...licensed physician. His Vox Stellarum, an Almanac for 1698 with Astrological Observations appeared in 1697. Old Moore's Almanac still thrives thanks to its reputation for sensationalism and prophecy. (See also almanacs.) |
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Nautical Almanac, The
Nautical Almanac, The A yearly publication containing...the US Naval Observatory and HM Nautical Almanac Office. Founded by N.Maskelyne, it...year 1767) under the title The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris. In 1914 it... |
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Astronomical Almanac, The
Astronomical Almanac, The A yearly publication containing...Britain in 1766 under the title The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris, but from...and one for navigators (see Nautical Almanac, The). In 1960 the name of the astronomical... |
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almanac
almanac A publication, usually issued yearly, listing predicted dates and times of forthcoming celestial...information of interest to astronomers, navigators, and surveyors. Examples are The Astronomical Almanac and The Nautical Almanac. |
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Almanac
Almanac. Especially in China, an annually published lunar calendar containing...most thumbed, a variety of fortune-telling systems. In the West, almanacs were originally connected with astrology, suggesting a rational order in... |
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Songmakers Almanac, The
Songmakers' Almanac, The. Eng. ensemble who give song-recital programmes devoted to a particular theme, often literary, in which songs are perf... |
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nautical almanac
nautical almanac a yearbook containing astronomical and sometimes also tidal and other information for navigators. |
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ephemeris
ephemeris A table giving the predicted positions of a celestial object at given times; pl.ephemerides. Collections of ephemerides for various objects are published in yearly almanacs, such as The Astronomical Almanac. |
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Main satellites of the planets
...at cloud top is 5550 km.Orbital data from The Astronomical Almanac. Diameters from the IAU/IAG Working Group on Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements (2003) and The Astronomical Almanac. http://asa.nao.rl.ac.uk/SecF/2007/Satellite... |
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time
...were tabulated at fixed intervals of ET in The Astronomical Almanac and elsewhere. ET contrasts with Universal Time (UT) which...positions of Solar System bodies, as published in The Astronomical Almanac. It is effectively the proper time for any observer at sea... |
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Bacharach
...kulak • shoeblack • bootblack •yashmak • Tarmac • Cormac •Potomac • sumac •Karnak, Nanak, Pontianak •knick-knack • almanac • Pasternak •backpack • woolpack • mudpack •power pack • Mubarak • backtrack •amtrac, Amtrak •half-track • serac... |
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almanac
almanac • noun we consult the almanac for planting timessynonyms: yearbook, calendar, register, annual; manual, handbook. |
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handbook
handbook • noun the handbook explains our late-fee policysynonyms: manual, instructions, instruction manual, how-to guide; almanac, companion, directory, compendium; guide, guidebook, vade mecum. |
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periodical
periodical • noun subscribe to periodicalssynonyms: journal, publication, magazine, newspaper, newsletter, review, organ, almanac, yearbook, annual, quarterly, monthly, weekly, daily; inf. paper, rag, glossy. |
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volume
volume • noun 1. a volume from the library synonyms: book, publication, tome, hardback, paperback, title; manual, almanac, compendium. 2. a glass syringe of known volume synonyms: capacity, cubic measure, size, magnitude, mass, bulk, extent... |
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calendar
calendar • noun a calendar of eventssynonyms: schedule, agenda, almanac, diary, program, annual, yearbook. |
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Almanacs
...influence of almanacs must have been significant. Almanac Taxonomy Legally...surveying. Many almanacs included essays...Because most almanac makers had been...October, and book almanacs would be sold...s supply of almanac ... |
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ALMANACS FORECAST VARIABLE WINTER WILL IT BE WARM OR COLD? WET OR DRY?...
...advance. That leaves the almanacs. ``I don't put much faith in the weather almanacs,'' said Evan Stewart...dozens of other times the almanacs are wrong.'' But they...details: The Old Farmer's Almanac December - The month offers... |
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Almanacs Give Meteorologists a Run for Their Money
...pulled out their almanacs. Meteorologists...pleasures of an almanac is the confidence...these two respected almanacs are accurate to...But, inveterate almanac readers have an...what are these almanacs predicting for the...The Old Farmers ... |
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Almanacs brought health care and astrology to the masses
...is now the only almanac of its kind, yet...of thousands of almanacs were updated and...The first printed almanac was published in...but by 1700, almanacs were so popular...quite similar. The almanac authors recommended...moderation." The ... |
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Online Almanacs: why turn to a quirky online publication like an almanac?
...Many other online almanacs offer both useful...information. Traditional Almanacs The Old Farmer's Almanac (http://www...allows you to buy almanacs, related publications...The Old Farmer's Almanac Favorite Cookies... |
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World Almanac Signs License Agreement With American Map to Produce The World...
NEW YORK -- World Almanac has joined forces with American Map Corporation to produce The World Almanac Atlas & Map Collection. Marathon Projects Ltd., the licensing agency for World Almanac, represented World Almanac in the transaction... |
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`Almanac' stays fresh in digital age.(Arts and Lifestyle)
...Robert B. Thomas. "The `Almanac' echoes Yankee values and...values of `The Old Farmer's Almanac' appreciate those down-to...s always been farmer's almanacs," Stillman said. "They...edits `The Old Farmer's Almanac.' STAFF PHOTO BY ANGELA ROWLINGS |
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Almanac says 'Numb's the word!'.(News)
...comfort from the Farmers Almanac, which predicts below...to 85 percent. The almanacs 2009 edition, which...normal readings. The almanac predicts above-normal...Prediction Center. The almanac and the weather service...specifically on the ... |
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Almanac Authorship
Almanac makers were, at best, only partially responsible for almanac content. Because almanacs were commodities produced...all of the Company's almanacs.9 Andrews had been compiling at least one almanac-Old Moore's-since... |
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Almanac sees wet, wild winter
...put away your umbrella: The Farmers' Almanac is predicting a wild winter with heavy...Plains and Great Lakes will be snowy, the almanac says, while it will be milder in the...either as rain or snow, according to the almanac."The big thing is it's going to be... |
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