Farrer, William

A new book wherein is contained: A description of the globe ... The 4 Spheres. The distance between the Heavens and the Earth. The 3 famous Systems of Astronomy ... Eclipses ... Leap Year. A table to find out the predominant Planet for the day and year. To find the Golden Number ... A perpetuall Almanack for over 100 years. To find Easter ...Illustrated with pen-drawn astronomical figures in red and black, three with volvelles: tables in red and black, text within red rules. The date 1728 is found in the last figure, but on the 39th leaf the year 1736 is spoken of in the past tense. On the verso of the first leaf: 'W[illia]m Farrer's Black Art. Redgill near Orton. Westmorland. 1734'. This MS. is very probably a transcript of an unidentified almanac.

1728-1737

1 volume 42 ll. 8vo. 16 x 10 cm. Original calf-binding: with two brass clasps, one defective.

Purchased 1919.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).