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Olympia d #0175;omata or an almanack for the year of our Lord God 1681· Being the first after the bissextile or leap-year, and from the worlds creation, 5630. Wherein is contained the lunations, conjunctions and aspects of the planets, the increase, decrease and length of the day and night, with the rising, southing and setting of the planets, and fixed stars throughout the year, whereby may be known the true hour of the night at all times, when either the moon or stars are seen. Calculated according to art and referred to the horizon of the ancient and renowned borrough-town of Stamford (formerly a famous University) whose longitude is 23 deg. 50 minutes, latitude 52 deg. 40 min. fitting all the middle counties of England, and without sensible errour the whole kingdom. By John Wing mathemat.

General note: First 2 words of title in Greek characters. Quires A-B in red and black. Title within ornamental border. Signatures: A-C8. "Wing. A prognostication for the year of our Lord God 1681." has separate dated title page on leaf 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), A2772 Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms International, 1978. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 856:17). 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