Ames, Nathaniel:

$275 · Offered by William Reese Company

AN ASTRONOMICAL DIARY: OR, ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD CHRIST, 1765 [caption title]. The first almanac made following Dr. Nathaniel Ames' death. This almanac was completed by his son, Nathaniel, who continued writing the almanac until the Revolutionary War. The Ames' almanacs were popular and highly-regarded almanacs for more than fifty years. Includes an elegy for the late Nathaniel Ames and an essay on agriculture, along with Ames' thoughts on doctors and other issues. Includes a distance chart for New England towns.

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