An astronomical diary [electronic resource] : or, almanack for the year of our Lord Christ, 1765. ... Calculated for the meridian of Boston, New-England, lat. 42 deg. 25 min. north. ... By Nathaniel Ames. [12 lines of verse]
- Bib ID:
- 4895706
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- Book
- Author:
- Ames, Nathaniel, 1741-1822
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- Boston : Printed and sold by R. and S. Draper, in Newbury-Street; Edes and Gill, and Green and Russell, in Queen Street; and T. & J. Fleet, at the Heart and Crown in Cornhill. Sold also by the booksellers. Price: 3s. 4d. per dozen, and 7 coppers single, [1764]
- [24] pages ; 8⁰.
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- Reproduction of original from British Library.
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- The compilation of this issue was begun by the elder Nathaniel Ames (1708-1764) and completed by his son Nathaniel. Cf. New England Historical and Genealogical Record, v. 16 (1862), p. 255-257. See also the preface by the younger Ames, whose "Elegy on the death of the late Dr Ames" is also included in the almanac (p. [21-22]). The Massachusetts gazette advertisement states "The late Dr. Nathaniel Ames had finished his calculations for this almanac, and prepared a copy thereof, before his death, excepting the eclipses, which, together with the additional part, has since been completed by his son." -.
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- Drake, M. Almanacs, 3142
- English Short Title Catalog, W22470.
- Evans, 9570
- Reproduction:
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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- United States Massachusetts Boston.
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- Ames, Nathaniel, 1708-1764
- Ames, Nathaniel, 1708-1764, author
- Draper, Richard, 1727-1774, printer
- Draper, Samuel, 1737-1767, printer
- Edes, Benjamin, 1732-1803, bookseller
- Fleet, John, 1734-1806, bookseller
- Fleet, Thomas, 1732-1797, bookseller
- Gill, John, 1732-1785, bookseller
- Green, John, 1731-1787, bookseller
- Russell, Joseph, 1734-1795, bookseller
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- 1764
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