Taylor, 1726. A compleat ephemeris for the year of Christ 1726. Exhibiting the daily motions of the sun and moon, and other planets, the daily rising and setting of the sun and moon, the course of the tydes, lunations, length of the days, and eclipses, &c. Calculated and fitted to the latitude of 40 degrees north, and a meridian five hours (75 degrees) west from London, serving Pennsylvania, and the parts adjacent. By Jacob Taylor, to which is added, by another hand, calculations and infallible predictions on the eclipse of the sun, &c. with a brief introduction towards learning the Hebrew and other tongues, with several other useful, informing, and diverting subjects, not to be found in any other almanack in America.

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Title Taylor, 1726. A compleat ephemeris for the year of Christ 1726. Exhibiting the daily motions of the sun and moon, and other planets, the daily rising and setting of the sun and moon, the course of the tydes, lunations, length of the days, and eclipses, &c. Calculated and fitted to the latitude of 40 degrees north, and a meridian five hours (75 degrees) west from London, serving Pennsylvania, and the parts adjacent. By Jacob Taylor, to which is added, by another hand, calculations and infallible predictions on the eclipse of the sun, &c. with a brief introduction towards learning the Hebrew and other tongues, with several other useful, informing, and diverting subjects, not to be found in any other almanack in America.
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Signed Author By Jacob Taylor, to which is added, by another hand...
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Volumes 1
Pagination [48]
Date of Publication 1725
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Date of First Publication 1725
Imprint Printed by Samuel Keimer, and sold by Mary Rose, Sarah Read, Jacob Shoemaker, in Market-Street, by Nath. Edgecome in Second-Street, and by Eleazer Philips in Charles-Town in New-England, and by other shopkeepers in Philadelphia, Burlington, New-York, Newcastle, and Anapolis [sic],
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Notes AAS Notes: Taylor disowned this almanac in an advertisement in The American weekly Mercury, Jan. 18/25, 1726, though admitting that the astronomical portion was his work.
Another advertisement, alleging slander and threatening prosecution, was published by Aaron Goforth in the Mercury for Dec. 28/Jan. 4.
Signatures: [A-D]⁴ E⁸.
Printer's advertisement, p. [48].
Evans, C. American bibliography,
Drake, M. Almanacs of the United States,
Rosenbach, A.S.W. American Jewish bibliography,
English short title catalogue,
American Antiquarian Society copy gatherings [A-D] mutilated.
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Taylor, Jacob. Taylor, 1726. A compleat ephemeris for the year of Christ 1726. Exhibiting the daily motions of the sun and moon, and other planets, the daily rising and setting of the sun and moon, the course of the tydes, lunations, length of the days, and eclipses, &c. Calculated and fitted to the latitude of 40 degrees north, and a meridian five hours (75 degrees) west from London, serving Pennsylvania, and the parts adjacent. By Jacob Taylor, to which is added, by another hand, calculations and infallible predictions on the eclipse of the sun, &c. with a brief introduction towards learning the Hebrew and other tongues, with several other useful, informing, and diverting subjects, not to be found in any other almanack in America.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 24593, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/24593. Accessed 2025-09-14. 

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