The Lancaster almanack, for the year of our Lord, 1779
Subtitle: ... Fitted to the latitude of forty degrees, and a meridian of near five hours west from London; but may without sensible error, serve all the northern colonies
By: By Anthony Sharp, philom
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 16054
Publisher: Printed by Francis Bailey, who is removed from the north to the south-side of King's-Street, a few doors below the market.
Published: 1778
Place of publication: Lancaster [Pa.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 36
Notes: "Anthony Sharp" is a pseudonym found only in the almanacs published by Bailey.

Calculated by David Rittenhouse. The calculations and astronomical notes on the calendar pages duplicate those in his Der Gantz neue verbesserte nord-americanische Calender for 1779, also published by Bailey. The Lancaster almanack adds notes on the day's length, times of the moon's southing, and an ephemeris.

Advertised in the Pennsylvania packet, Philadelphia, Nov. 3, 1778.

Signatures: [A]⁴ B-D⁴ E².

Evans 16054

Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3808

Drake, M. Almanacs, 10073