Number One Hundred and Seven. THE (OLD) FARMER'S ALMANACK, CALCULATED ON A NEW AND IMPROVED PLAN FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1899 Being 3d after BISSEXTILE or LEAP-YEAR, and (until July 4) 123d of American Independence. FITTED FOR BOSTON, BUT WILL ANSWER FOR ALL THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. Containing, beside the large number of Astronomical Calculations and the Farmer's Calendar for every month in the year, a variety of NEW, USEFUL, AND ENTERTAINING MATTER. ESTABLISHED IN 1793, BY ROBERT B. THOMAS. PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM WARE & CO. Sold by the Booksellers and Traders throughout New England. [Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1898, by WILLIAM WARE, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.] TO PATRONS AND CORRESPONDENTS. To our friends and patrons of '99 we give a hearty greeting at the opening of the New Year, and to our correspondents sincere thanks for their favors. The Almanac is computed in Standard Time (i.e., the Time of the 75th meridian west from Greenwich), Car.Co AO. Promas. 16m. behind Boston local time. "It is by our works and not by our words we would be judged these we hope will sustain us in the humble though proud station we have so long held. ... The Calculations are made in Standard Time for the longitude and latitude of Boston, and for general purposes are sufficiently accurate for all parts of New England. If, however, greater accuracy is desired, the following precepts can be regarded. The correction for Full Sea can be obtained from the Tide Table in p. 87. The other corrections can be obtained from the Table given below, which contains corrections for the principal cities of the New England States; and any other place in New England can use the correction of the place in the Table which is nearest in longitude to itself. For Sun Fast, subtract tabular quantity if longitude from Boston is West, but add it if East. For Moon Souths add tabular quantity if longitude is West, but subtract it if East. For the Rising and Setting of the Sun, Moon, and Planets add tabular quantity if longitude from Boston is West, but subtract if East; and this will give the correct value when the place is in or near the same latitude as Boston. When the place differs considerably in latitude from that of Boston, the correction will also be right when the celestial body is on or near the equator, and when it is remote from the equator this corrected result will still be approximately right. West. Portland, Me., 3 6 1 66 Biddeford, Me., .2 Providence, R.I., 66 Portsmouth, N.H., .1 9 66 New London, Conn., . 4 66 Hartford, Conn.,. MTW Th F S M T W Th F S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S ECLIPSES FOR THE YEAR 1899. There will be five eclipses this year, three of the SUN and two of the MOON. I. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, Jan. 11; invisible in New England, but visible in the northwestern part of North America, the northeastern part of Ásia, and the Pacific Ocean. II. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, June 7 and 8; invisible in New England, but visible in the northern portion of North America, Europe, and Asia, and about the North Pole. III. A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, June 23; invisible in New England, but visible generally, the beginning, in the eastern portions of Asia and throughout the Pacific Ocean and the western parts of North America; and the end in Asia, the eastern portions of Africa, and the middle and western Pacific Ocean. IV. AN ANNULAR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, Dec. 2; invisible in New England, but visible in southern Australia, and in the South Pacific and Indian Oceans about the South Pole. V. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, Dec. 16; visible in New England, the beginning also visible generally throughout the eastern portion of North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa; and the ending generally visible throughout the whole of North America, South America, Europe, and Africa. Begins, 6h. 44.9m. P.M. Middle, 8h. 26.0m. P.M. Ends, 10h. 6.7m. P.M. CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES FOR 1899. Lunar Cycle or MORNING AND EVENING STARS (1899). Venus will be Morning Star till Sept. 16, then Evening Star the rest of the year. Mars will be Morning Star till Jan. 18, then Evening Star the rest of the year. Jupiter will be Morning Star till Apr. 23, Evening Star till Nov. 13, then Morning Star the rest of the year. Saturn will be Morning Star till June 11, Evening Star till Dec. 17, then Morning Star the rest of the year. NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE PRINCIPAL PLANETS. The Sun. Mercury. Mars. 4 Jupiter. Neptune. NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE ASPECTS. 6 Conjunction, or in the same degree. 8 Opposition, or 180 degrees. Sextile, 60 degrees. Juno. Pallas. Ceres. Dragon's Head, or Ascending Node. Quartile, 90 deg. | A Trine, 120 deg. Dragon's Tail, or Descending Node. NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC. Sagittarius, thighs. 1. 5. Leo, heart. 9. 2. 8 Taurus, neck. 6. In Virgo, belly. 10, Capricornus, knees. 3. Gemini, arms. 7. 11. 4. Cancer, breast. Pisces, feet. Libra, reins. Aquarius, legs. |