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Dove Speculum anni or An almanack for the year of our Lord God. 1681. Being the first after bissextile or leap-year, and from the worlds creation 5684. Wherein is contained a chronology, the planets aspects, eclipses, terms, inclination of the air, with other things of note. Calculated properly for the famous University and town of Cambridge, where the north pole is elevated above the horizon 52 degr. and 17 min. But may indifferently serve for any place within this kingdom.

General note: Quires A-B printed in red and black. Title within ornamental border. Signatures: A-C8. "Dove 1681. The latter part of this almanack for the year of our Lord God 1681:" has a separate dated title page on C1r. Bound with 9 others in a volume lettered "Almanacks for 1681", with MS. ink list on front fly leaf UK-SuSCL Cited in: Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), A1626 Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms International, 1982. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 1322:21). Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1998. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books; Tract supplement ; E5:3(P.P.2465)). Ownership and custodial history: From the library of Revd. Sidney Beisly (d. 1876), Beisly bequest, 1896 UK-SuSCL