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Olympia Domata; or, an almanack for the year of our Lord God 1712. Being the Bissextile or Leap-Year, and from the Worlds Creation, 5661. Wherein is contained the Lunations, Conjunctions, and Aspects of the Planets; the increase, decrease, and length of the Day and Night; the Equation of Time for rectifying Clocks and Watches; with the rising, southing and setting of the Planets and fixed Stars throughout the Year, whereby may be known the exact Hour of the Night at all times, when either the Moon or Stars are seen. Calculated according to Art, and referred to the Horizon of the antient and renowned Borough-Town of Stamford, (formerly a famous University) whose Longitude is 24 deg. 20 min. and Latitude 52 deg. 41 min. fitting all the middle Counties of Great-Britain, and without sensible error, the whole Kingdom. By John Wing, Math.
Wing, John (1643-1726)
General Reference
English
printed by J. Dawks, for the Company of Stationers
London
1712

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