Poor Will's almanack, for the year of our Lord, 1772 ... Fitted to the latitude of forty degrees, and a meridian of near five hours west from London. ... By William Andrews, philomat.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tobler, John, 1696-1765

Andrews, William

Language:

English

Physical Description:

[36]p. : ill. ; 12°.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Printed and sold by Joseph Crukshank, in Third-Street, near the Harp-and-Crown Tavern, and opposite the work-house, [1771]

Notes:

"William Andrews" is a pseudonym intended to evoke the English astrologer of that name (fl. 1656-1683). The calculations and astronomical notes on the calendar pages are nearly all identical with those in The Pennsylvania town and country-man's almanack for 1772 (Wilmington), by John Tobler. A few adjustments have been made in the calculations for the sun and tides, and a few notes have been added or omitted, evidently by a later hand.

Though the Tobler almanacs issued after his death in 1765 have been attributed to his son John, the publisher's preface to the South Carolina and Georgia almanack for 1765 (Savannah) states that Tobler's calculations had then been completed up to 1800. The later almanacs contain no indication that Tobler Junior is the author.

Advertised in the Pennsylvania packet, Philadelphia, Nov. 4, 1771.

The Anatomy is the only illustration.

Printer's advertisement, p. [36].

Local Notes:

Library copy: [32]pp. only

HSP in LCP.

Cited in:

Evans 11966; Drake, M. Almanacs, 9966