Stafford's almanac, for the year of our Lord, 1782, ... Adapted to the horizon and meridian of New-Haven, lat. 41 deg. 19 min. north: long. 73 deg. 14 min. to the westward of the observatory at Greenwich, but may serve indifferently for all the towns in Connecticut. By Hosea Stafford, philomathes. ...

People / Organizations

• Nehemiah Strong (Author)

Imprint

New-Haven: Printed and sold by Thomas & Samuel Green, [1781]

Publication year

1781-1781

ESTC No.

W25586

Grub Street ID

335577

Description

[20]p. : ill. ; 12⁰

Note

Attributed to Strong by Evans and in: Bates, A.C. "Checklist of Connecticut almanacs." Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, n.s. v. 24 (1914): 102, 124. The title pages of Strong's almanacs for 1806 and 1807 published at New Haven identify Strong as the author of those formerly issued under the pseudonym of Hosea Stafford.

This almanac contains the first appearance in the "Stafford" series of the table called "Variation of the sun and clock" (p. [4]) which subsequently characterized most Strong almanacs. It is found in nearly all the "Stafford" issues henceforward.

Simultaneously with this issue, Strong published the first of his long series of signed almanacs (1782-1809): An astronomical ephemeris, calender, or almanack for 1782, by N.S. (Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin).

Advertised in the Connecticut journal, New Haven, Nov. 1, 1781.

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Signatures: [A]? B? C?