The New-England almanack; and gentleman's and lady's diary, for the year of our Lord 1779 ... Fitted to the horizon and meridian of New London, lat. 41 degrees 25 minutes north; long. 72 degrees 4 minutes to the westward of the observatory of Greenwich in England. By Edmund Freebetter. [Six lines of verse]

People / Organizations

• Nathan Daboll (Author)

Imprint

New-London [Conn.]: Printed and sold by T. Green, [1778]

Publication year

1778-1778

ESTC No.

W10402

Grub Street ID

319520

Description

[24] p. : ill. ; 8⁰

Note

For attribution of the Freebetter series to Daboll, see: Bates, A.C. "Checklist of Connecticut almanacs, 1709-1850." Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society n.s. 24 (1914): 125-129.

"The calculations for this almanack are the performance of the most approved astronomer in this state .." -- note on p. [2], signed: E.F.

Advertised in the Connecticut gazette, New London, Nov. 20, 1778.

The Anatomy is the only illustration.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: [A-B]? C?