The Federal almanack, for the year of our Lord, 1792 : Being bissextile, or leap-year, and the sixteenth of American independence.
| Other author | Carleton, Osgood, 1742-1816. |
| Other author | West, Benjamin, 1730-1813. |
| Other author | Bickerstaff, Isaac. |
| Format | Microform |
| Publication Info | Boston : Printed for and sold by the booksellers, [1791] |
| Description | 24 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 17 cm (12mo) |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 23981 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 23981. ^A478749 |
| General note | Apparently by Osgood Carleton. The calculations in the eclipse predictions, and those for the sun, moon, and tides in the calendar pages, are identical with those in his An astronomical diary or An almanack for 1792 (Boston: S. Hall). The wording of the eclipse predictions is virtually identical. There are different sets of notes on the calendar pages, but with frequent correspondences. |
| General note | Identical in content and typography, except for the title page, with Bickerstaff's genuine almanack for 1792 (Boston: Printed for and sold by the booksellers). Though Evans fails to mention the fact, it is probably for this reason that he attributes the calculations to Benjamin West, as he does those of the Bickerstaff issue and of nearly all almanacs issued under the Bickerstaff pseudonym. |
| General note | Signatures: [A]⁶ B⁶. |
| General note | Title vignette (portrait of George Washington). |
| References | Evans 23981 |
| References | Drake, M. Almanacs, 3477 |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 23981). |
| Genre/form | Almanacs Massachusetts 1792. |