The Belfast almanack (improved, and enlarged) for the year of our Lord 1789 [electronic resource] : Adapted to the new stile: being the first after leap-year. And the twenty-ninth year of K. George III's reign, till 25 October. Containing, eclipses,--four termly quarters. page 2 Pay of the navy of britain 2 Sun's rising and setting; also the moon's southing; for every day in the week, and every month in the year. 2 to 15. The fairs of Chester and Bristol. The days of the month and week; fasts, festivals, and other remarkable days. The Royal Navy of Britain. p. 14 The gardener's calendar from 3d to the 14th page Story of an English sailor. Page 15 -of John day. ib. --Of a quaker. ib. --Phillips the harlequin. 16 List of the royal family. ib. Calculated for the meridian of Belfast, whose latitude is 54 degrees 48 min. north, and may very well serve all other parts of Ireland and Great Britain.
1789
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The Belfast almanack (improved, and enlarged) for the year of our Lord 1789 [electronic resource] : Adapted to the new stile: being the first after leap-year. And the twenty-ninth year of K. George III's reign, till 25 October. Containing, eclipses,--four termly quarters. page 2 Pay of the navy of britain 2 Sun's rising and setting; also the moon's southing; for every day in the week, and every month in the year. 2 to 15. The fairs of Chester and Bristol. The days of the month and week; fasts, festivals, and other remarkable days. The Royal Navy of Britain. p. 14 The gardener's calendar from 3d to the 14th page Story of an English sailor. Page 15 -of John day. ib. --Of a quaker. ib. --Phillips the harlequin. 16 List of the royal family. ib. Calculated for the meridian of Belfast, whose latitude is 54 degrees 48 min. north, and may very well serve all other parts of Ireland and Great Britain.
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[Belfast?] : [s.n.], [1789?]
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16 p. ; 8vo.
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'The Belfast almanack' first appeared in 1772, changing its name to 'The Belfast predictions' in 1791.
At foot of title page: (Price two-pence.)
Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland.
'The Belfast almanack' first appeared in 1772, changing its name to 'The Belfast predictions' in 1791.
At foot of title page: (Price two-pence.)
Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009.
ESTC staff note
It is possible that this almanack may not have been printed in Belfast, and would appear to be a reprint of a Scottish original, as the fairs named, with the exception of Bristol and Chester, are in Scotland (cf. Bradshaw Coll. Cat. 4997 note on the 1786 edition)
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English Short Title Catalog (ESTC), T189693
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Ireland -- Belfast.
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