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

by David Rittenhouse

  • First published:
  • 18th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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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.

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  • Colenda collection: Jonathan A. Hill Endowed Fund
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9962872233503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 1052
  • 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.
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