Taylor, 1726. A compleat ephemeris for the year of Christ 1726. ... Calculated and fitted to the latitude of 40 degrees north, and a meridian five hours (75 degrees) west from London, serving Pennsylvania, and the parts adjacent. By Jacob Taylor, to which is added, by another hand, calculations and infallible predictions on the eclipse of the sun, &c. ... with several other useful, informing, and diverting subjects, not to be found in any other almanack in America.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Jacob, -1746 53809

Language:

English

Physical Description:

[48]p. ; 8°.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Printed by Samuel Keimer, and sold by Mary Rose, Sarah Read, Jacob Shoemaker, in Market-Street, by Nath. Edgecome in Second-Street, and by Eleazer Philips in Charles-Town in New-England, and by other shopkeepers in Philadelphia, Burlington, New-York, Newcastle, and Anapolis [sic], [1725]

Notes:

Taylor disowned this almanac in an advertisement in The American weekly Mercury, Jan. 18/25, 1726, though admitting that the astronomical portion was his work.

Another advertisement, alleging slander and threatening prosecution, was published by Aaron Goforth in the Mercury for Dec. 28/Jan. 4.

Printer's advertisement, p. [48].

Local Notes:

HSP in LCP.

Cited in:

Evans 2708; Drake, M. Almanacs, 9518