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Merlinus anonymus : An Almanack, and no almanack. A kalendar, and no kalendar. An ephemeris (betwixt jest, and earnest) for this present year 1655. Being besse sextile or leap year. Containing many chronological concavities, monethly observations, Scoganicol annotations, and Tarltonical predictions of the state of great Brittain, and all Europe in general. Of the two ominous eclipses, this year visible in our horizon, the one by the interposition of the sun betwixt the moon and the earth, the other at the moons ingress into Libra. The mutual aspects of the twelve signs, as they are seated in Lillies Almanack, also a tide table, and some spagitical schemes, not to be found in Bullialdus or Durca. Also, a dogmatical diary, very useful for court, city, and country, which other crotchets of most copious contrivance: intended especially for the horizon of Saint James es [sic], Clerkenweel, where the pole is elevated from that of Grubstreet, 3947 cubits, and may indifferently (id est, so, so,) serve for all clymats, countries, and continents, and the most un-inhabitable parts of the earth. / By Raphael Desmus.
Sheppard, S. (Samuel)Date: 1655- Books
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Merlinus anonymus : An almanack, and no almanck [sic]. A kalendar, and no kalendar. An epemeris [sic] (between jest, and earnest) for the year 1654. Lunacious observations, monethly prognostications, and chronological annotations, pointing to a clear discovery of vvhat was, is, and shall be. With a prophylatical prediction, as well on divers dreadful eclipses, as the mutual aspects of those saturine, joviall, solar, venerious, witty, warlike, watry, (pegasian) planets, vvho govern mens bodies, and the magnetick motions of terrestial carcases. Also, a meteorogical diary fitted for the use of citizen, and countriman, ... Intended especially for the horizon of Saint Andrews Holburn, viz: Grayes-Inn-lane, vvhere the pole is elevated 1600 cubits from that of Comsmopolis, ... / By Raphael Desmus philologist.
Sheppard, S. (Samuel)Date: 1654. [i.e. 1653]- Books
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Merlinus anonymus : an almanack, and no almanack. A kalendar, and no kalendar. An ephemeris (between jest, and earnest) for the year 1653. Monthly observations, and chronologicall annotations, on things past, present, and to come. With a prognostication, and plenary prediction as well on the eclipses of divers, as the aspects of the planets, (Peregrine) and the motions of terestiall bodies. Also a meteorologicall diary, fitted for the use of citizen, and country-man, in a novell, but pleasing method. Intended especially for the horizon of Saint George-street Southwark, where the pole is elevated 1200 inches from that of China, but may indifferently serve for all climates, countries, and continents. By Raphael Desmus, philologist.
Sheppard, S. (Samuel)Date: 1653