Almanac page for January 1747 and ephemeris of the planets for 1747.

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Author/Creator:

Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796, attributed name.

Contributor:

Jonathan A. Hill Endowed Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Almanacs, American--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Almanacs, American.

Astronomy--Early works to 1800.

Astronomy.

Astrology--Early works to 1800.

Astrology.

Planets--Ephemerides--Early works to 1800.

Planets.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Genre:

almanacs

pen and wash drawings

tables (documents)

Manuscripts, American.

Ephemerides.

Penn Provenance:

Attribution to David Rittenhouse in a later hand in pencil (left margin, verso).

Sold at auction at Bonham's (New York), 22 October 2014, lot 49.

Summary:

Octavo bifolium from a manuscript almanac otherwise unknown in manuscript or print, comprising a page titled An ephemeris of the planets motions 1747; an almanac page for January; and two pages of discussion of the eclipses during the year, for the latitude of Philadelphia. The eclipse pages are decorated with three lunar faces drawn in ink and tinted with ink or watercolor.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Jonathan A. Hill Endowed Fund.

OCLC:

900890199

Online:

Unique at Penn blog post