Dickson's balloon almanac, for the year of our Lord, 1800 : ... Adapted to Pennsylvania and the neighbouring states.
| Other author | Sharp, Joshua. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lancaster [Pa.] : Printed and sold by W. & R. Dickson, in Queen-Street, north of the courthouse, [1799] |
| Description | 40 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 18 cm (4to) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 35408. ^A478749 |
| General note | The astronomical portion is by Joshua Sharp. The calculations and a majority of the astronomical notes in the calendar and eclipse pages duplicate those in Father Tammany's almanac for 1800 (Philadelphia), calculated by Sharp. In Dickson's the monthly ephemeris is absent and the tide times are abbreviated. |
| General note | Advertised in the Intelligencer & weekly advertiser, Lancaster, Dec. 18, 1799. |
| General note | Illustrated title page depicts Vincenzo Lunardi's balloon ascension at London, Sept. 15, 1784, showing his falling oar. |
| References | Evans 35408 |
| References | Drake, M. Almanacs, 10517 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 35408). |
| Genre/form | Almanacs Pennsylvania 1800. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |