Poor Will's almanack, for the year of Christian account, 1747. And from the Creation, by Scripture, 5756. Being the third after bissextile or leap year. Wherein is contained, the lunations, eclipses, judgement of the weather according to the climate, planets motions and mutual aspects, the sun's and moon's rising and setting, the seven stars rising, southing and setting, courts, fairs, meetings, and other observable days; with other celestial phænominas throughout the year. Referred to the vertex of the city of Philadelphia, whose pole is elevated 40 degrees, and a meridian of 5 hours west from London, but may without sensible error serve all the provinces adjacent from Newfoundland to South-Carolina. By William Birkett.

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Title Poor Will's almanack, for the year of Christian account, 1747. And from the Creation, by Scripture, 5756. Being the third after bissextile or leap year. Wherein is contained, the lunations, eclipses, judgement of the weather according to the climate, planets motions and mutual aspects, the sun's and moon's rising and setting, the seven stars rising, southing and setting, courts, fairs, meetings, and other observable days; with other celestial phænominas throughout the year. Referred to the vertex of the city of Philadelphia, whose pole is elevated 40 degrees, and a meridian of 5 hours west from London, but may without sensible error serve all the provinces adjacent from Newfoundland to South-Carolina. By William Birkett.
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Signed Author By William Birkett
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Volumes 1
Pagination 24
Date of Publication 1746
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Imprint Printed and sold by Cornelia Bradford, at the Sign of the Bible, in Second-Street, near High-Street
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Location of Printing Philadelphia US
Format Octavo (8vo)
Length (cm) 17
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Notes AAS Notes: Signatures: [A]⁴ B-C⁴.
Evans, C. American bibliography,
Hildeburn, C.R. Century of printing,
Drake, M. Almanacs of the United States,
English short title catalogue,
American Antiquarian Society copy gathering B and leaf C1 mutilated.
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Birkett, William. Poor Will's almanack, for the year of Christian account, 1747. And from the Creation, by Scripture, 5756. Being the third after bissextile or leap year. Wherein is contained, the lunations, eclipses, judgement of the weather according to the climate, planets motions and mutual aspects, the sun's and moon's rising and setting, the seven stars rising, southing and setting, courts, fairs, meetings, and other observable days; with other celestial phænominas throughout the year. Referred to the vertex of the city of Philadelphia, whose pole is elevated 40 degrees, and a meridian of 5 hours west from London, but may without sensible error serve all the provinces adjacent from Newfoundland to South-Carolina. By William Birkett.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 21134, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/21134. Accessed 2025-09-02. 

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