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  2. Almanac - Wikipedia

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    The almanac was the first in a series of such publications that Stephen Daye, or Day, printed each year until 1649 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [21] The Cambridge/ Boston area in Massachusetts soon became the first center in the colonies for the annual publication of almanacs, [ 22 ] to be followed by Philadelphia during the first half of the ...

  3. The World Almanac - Wikipedia

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    The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1987, besides a tea kettle, TIPA, Dharamsala, India. In 1894, when it claimed more than a half-million "habitual users," The World Almanac changed its name to The World Almanac and Encyclopedia. This was the title it kept until 1923, when it became The World Almanac and Book of Facts, the name it bears today.

  4. American almanacs - Wikipedia

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    The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledgewas published 1830-1861 by Gray and Bowen in Boston, Massachusetts. The annual was founded by Jared Sparksin 1830. The American Anti-Slavery Almanac, published 1836–1844 in Boston, Massachusetts by Nathaniel Southard.

  5. Old Farmer's Almanac - Wikipedia

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    916592596. The Old Farmer's Almanac is an almanac containing weather forecasts, planting charts, astronomical data, recipes, and articles. Topics include gardening, sports, astronomy, folklore, and predictions on trends in fashion, food, home, technology, and living for the coming year.

  6. List of almanacs - Wikipedia

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    The New York Times Almanac (1969–2011) Nieropper Almanak. O Verdadeiro Almanaque Borda D'Água (1929–present) Old Farmer's Almanac (1792–present) Schott's Almanac. A Sound Word Almanac (2023) [3] TIME Almanac with Information Please, formerly Information Please Almanac (1947–2013) Wall Street Journal Almanac (1998 [4] and 1999 [5])

  7. Farmers' Almanac - Wikipedia

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    Website. farmersalmanac.com. ISSN. 0737-6731. Farmers' Almanac is an annual American periodical that has been in continuous publication since 1818. Published by Geiger of Lewiston, Maine, the Farmers' Almanac provides long-range weather predictions for both the U.S. and Canada. The periodical also provides calendars and articles on topics such ...

  8. Perpetual calendar - Wikipedia

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    A perpetual calendar employs a table for finding which of fourteen yearly calendars to use. A table for the Gregorian calendar expresses its 400-year grand cycle: 303 common years and 97 leap years total to 146,097 days, or exactly 20,871 weeks. This cycle breaks down into one 100-year period with 25 leap years, making 36,525 days, or one day ...

  9. Gregorian calendar - Wikipedia

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    The Gregorian calendar, like the Julian calendar, is a solar calendar with 12 months of 28–31 days each. The year in both calendars consists of 365 days, with a leap day being added to February in the leap years. The months and length of months in the Gregorian calendar are the same as for the Julian calendar.