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An almanac (also spelled almanack) is an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields often arranged according to the calendar. Astronomical data and various statistics are also found in almanacs, such as the times of the rising and setting of the sun and moon, eclipses, hours of full tide, stated festivals of churches, terms of courts, lists of all types, timelines, and more. The word almanac comes from the Arabic ألمناخ al-manaakh, "the climate," reflecting its primary original purpose of providing information about the calendar and weather useful in agriculture.
Early almanacs
The precursor to the almanac was the Greek weather-calendar, the parapegma. Ptolemy, the Alexandrian astronomer (2nd century CE) wrote a treatise, Phaseis—"phases of fixed stars and collection of weather-changes" is the translation of its full title—the core of which is a parapegma, a list of dates of seasonally regular weather changes, first appearances and last appearances of stars or constellations at sunrise or sunset, and solar events such as solstices, all organized according to the solar year. With the astronomical computations were expected weather phenomena, composed as a digest of observations made by various authorities of the past. Parapegmata had been composed for centuries.
Ptolemy believed that the astronomical phenomena caused the changes in seasonal weather; his explanation of why there was not an exact correlation of these events was that the physical influences of other heavenly bodies also came into play. Hence for him, weather prediction was a special division of astrology *.
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WkYShadow (David Miller) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:41:43 -0000
@KurosakiTaichou's bum knee is acting up, so she's got a feeling it will snow tomorrow...will she defy the almanacs? who knows!
@TheFix Are you in the market for old Almanacs? My 1982 paperback could be yours for a reasonable price. http://yfrog.com/4i54730186j
dtnelson (D T Nelson) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:28:00 -0000
@TheFix Are you in the market for old Almanacs? My 1982 paperback could be yours for a reasonable price. http://yfrog.com/4i54730186j
YAY! I finally recieved all my almanacs and datebooks from llewelyn! I was wondering if the mail lost some of them!
LishaMosure (Lisha Mosure) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:36:38 -0000
YAY! I finally recieved all my almanacs and datebooks from llewelyn! I was wondering if the mail lost some of them!
#FACT I was reading dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauruses, almanacs, & novels when other kids was playing wit Lego Blocks & Playdough.
GhostwritaMusic (Ghostwrita®) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:42:53 -0000
#FACT I was reading dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauruses, almanacs, & novels when other kids was playing wit Lego Blocks & Playdough.
Like the website Pridie Kalenda, use Twitter, powerful in the media, reflecting the ever remembered almanacs paper. A happy 2010 to all!
pridiekalendas (Pedro Detizio Junior) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:39:19 -0000
Like the website Pridie Kalenda, use Twitter, powerful in the media, reflecting the ever remembered almanacs paper. A happy 2010 to all!
@JaiLongLegz almanacs and encyclopedias....jungles are typical to the densest parts of rainforests...africa doesnt contain many
abrich87 (Rude Bwoy) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:30:30 -0000
@JaiLongLegz almanacs and encyclopedias....jungles are typical to the densest parts of rainforests...africa doesnt contain many
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