An astronomical diary, kalendar, or almanack, for the year of our Lord, 1791. ... Precisely adapted to the horizon and meridian of Hartford, lat. 41 deg. 56 min. north: longit. 72 deg. 56 min. to the westward of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich (according to the latest observations)--but may serve indifferently for all the towns in Connecticut and the adjacent states. By Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq. ...

People / Organizations

• Nehemiah Strong (Author)

Imprint

Hartford: Printed by Nathaniel Patten, [1790]

Publication year

1790-1790

ESTC No.

W25550

Grub Street ID

335539

Description

[24]p. ; 12⁰

Note

Attributed to Benjamin West by Evans. However, it is identical in content and typography, except for the author statement, calendar page verses, and the phrasing of the imprint as "printed by", with An astronomical diary, kalendar, or almanack, for 1791, by N. Strong (Hartford: Printed for Nathaniel Patten).

Two states of gathering B noted. In one (the earlier?), leaf B5 recto (signed Bb) begins with "Courts in Vermont."; the verso has "Comical epitaphs." In the other, leaf B5 recto begins with the courts in Grafton, N.H.; the verso has an anecdote beginning "A venerable clergyma .." - Advertised in the American Mercury, Hartford, Nov. 1, 1790.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: A-B?