Title: The universal American almanack, or, Yearly astronomical magazine: fitted to the lat. of 40 degrees and a meridian of near five hours west from London: but may without sensible error, serve all the northern colonies: for the year of our Lord, 1760.
Author: Andrew Aguecheek
Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana
Description:
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SourceLibrary: Huntington Library
DocumentID: SABCP03567700
CollectionID: CTRG01-B750
PublicationDate: 17590101
SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America
Notes: The pseudonym Andrew Aguecheek is taken from the character in Shakespeare's Twelfth night. Cf. Pref. The actual calculator was John Tobler. The calculations and astronomical notes on the calendar pages are identical throughout with those in his Pennsylvania town and countryman's almanack for 1760 (Germantown). Advertised in the Pennsylvania journal, Philadelphia, Sept. 27, 1759. A second edition was advertised Oct. 25. Two columns to the page.
Collation: [65] p.: ill.; 17 cm