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The New-England almanack, or, Lady's and gentleman's diary, for the year of our Lord Christ 1786 ... : Calculated for the meridian of Providence ... / By Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq; philom.
1785
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The Sid Lapidus '59 Collection on Liberty and the American Revolution
After nearly 60 years of collecting, Sid Lapidus ’59 has presented to the Library more than 2700 volumes representing the fruits of his enthusiasm. Broadly conceived, the collection charts the definition and re-definiton of rights and liberties endemic to Western political traditions. The main focus is texts and documents relating to the American Revolution, its run-up dating back to the Commonwealth men, and coming down to documents of the early Federal government.
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- People
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- Related Name
- Daboll, Nathan, 1750-1818
- West, Benjamin, 1730-1813
- Language
- English
- Subject
- Almanacs, American—Rhode Island
- Notes
- "Isaac Bickerstaff" is a common pseudonym in almanacs.
- Erroneously attributed by Evans to Benjamin West. The actual calculator appears to be Nathan Daboll. The eclipse predictions are practically identical with those in The New England almanack and gentlemen and ladies diary for 1786 (New London), calculated by Daboll under the pseudonym of Edmund Freebetter. The astronomical and horological notes on the calendar pages are similar, and the calculations for the moon are identical. The other calculations on these pages vary to a degree reflecting the difference in meridian between New London and Providence.
- West and Carter, the publisher, severed relations with the 1781 issue. West's almanac was published thereafter at Providence by Bennett Wheeler as the North American calendar, while Carter continued the New England almanack over the Bickerstaff pseudonym with which West is often identified. Cf. Chapin, H.M. "Check list of Rhode Island almanacs, 1643-850." Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, n.s. v. 25 (1915): 24-26.
- Advertised in the Providence gazette, Oct. 1, 1785.
- Signatures: [A]⁸ B⁴.
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