Author: WING, JOHN [TYCHO]
Title: Olympia Domata, or, an Almanack for the Year of Our Lord God 1708 - 1803. 19 Almanacks Bound Together
Description: London: The Company of Stationers, 1803. First Editions. Brown hardback leather cover. 160mm x 100mm (6" x 4"). [912pp]. Almanack for the years 1708, 1710, 1716, 1734, 1753, 1754, 1755, 1757, 1761, 1770, 1771, 1772, 1777, 1788, 1791, 1792, 1795, 1798 and 1803. Being the Bissextile, or Leap-Year from the Worlds Creation, 5657 [onwards]. Wherein is contained the lunations, conjunctions and aspects of the planets; the increase, decrease, and length of the days and nights; with the rising, southing, and setting of the planets and fixed stars throughout the year; whereby may be known the exact hour of the night at all times, when either the moon or stars are seen. Calculated according to art, and referred to the horizon of the antient and renowned borough-town of Stamford whose longitude is 24 deg. 20 min. and latitude is 52 deg. 41 min. fitting all the middle counties of England, and without sensible error the whole Kingdom.. G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. Early 20th century rebind. Cover rubbed with wear to leather. Occasional soiling, foxing and marks. Heraldic bookplate (Baron Gretton) .

Keywords: History Astronomy 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian


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