Excerpt from The Book of Almanacs: With an Index of Reference, by Which the Almanac May Be Found for Every Year, Whether in Old Style or New, From Any Epoch, Ancient or Modern, Up to A. D. 2000 I do not, of course, pretend to supersede the common almanac, which abounds in matter beyond prediction. But I hope to be of some use to the constructors of the almanacs, in a few details in which they are not always accurate, and in which I have only been saved from error by making all almanacs at once, and by the inquiries which were thereby rendered necessary. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.