He took two steps over to the almanac calendar hanging next to the apothecary's chest, and peered at it thoughtfully. |
His fascination with the event led him to discover for himself when eclipses might occur using only an almanac and a book on geography. |
As well as his annual almanac, he produced a series of astrological and prophetic pamphlets. |
Each county page has an almanac style display with information related to the county, such as county seat, date formed, and origin of name. |
I looked to see if there were any books-an old almanac, begrimed and greasy, hanging against the wall, was all the literature offered. |
It was another Johannes, also a German, who in 1472 became the first person to print an astronomical almanac. |