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The earliest known almanac in this modern sense is the Almanac of Azarqueil written in 1088 by Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī (Latinized as Arzachel) in Toledo, al-Andalus. The work provided the true daily positions of the sun, moon and planets for four years from 1088 to 1092, as well as many other related tables.
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 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.
Canadian Almanac & Directory, Grey House Publishing Canada, a comprehensive resource [1] Canadian Global Almanac (1992–2005), a book of facts about Canada and the world; Deventer Almanak; Encyclopædia Britannica Almanac (not the Yearbook, which is an annual update to the multi-volume encyclopedia; the almanac is a standalone publication)
The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge was published 1830-1861 by Gray and Bowen in Boston, Massachusetts. The annual was founded by Jared Sparks in 1830. The American Anti-Slavery Almanac, published 1836–1844 in Boston, Massachusetts by Nathaniel Southard.
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.
The New York Times Almanac (NYTA) was an almanac published in the United States. [1] [2] There were two separate and distinct series of almanacs by this name. The first was originally published in 1969 by New York Times Books as the 1056 page The New York Times Encyclopedia Almanac 1970. A 16-page supplement with late breaking news was made ...
According to Wikipedia:Five pillars: "Wikipedia is an encyclopedia: It combines many features of general and specialized encyclopedias, almanacs, and gazetteers." As the world's most extensive encyclopedia, Wikipedia goes far beyond the scope of an almanac. But it may contain any or all of the information you might find in an almanac, and then ...