Almanac
noun
A book or digital product that is published every year and contains information about the movements of the planets, the times of the tides, future eclipses of the sun and moon, etc.
Farmers often consult an almanac to determine the best times for planting.
Often appears as...
- farmers' almanac
- nautical almanac
noun
A book or digital product that is published annually and contains information about a particular subject or activity.
He is reading sports almanac and found out who won the World Series in 1987.
Often appears as...
- sports almanac
- weather almanac
noun
A book or digital product that is published every year and contains information about the movements of the planets, the times of the tides, future eclipses of the sun and moon, etc.
Farmers often consult an almanac to determine the best times for planting.
Often appears as...
- farmers' almanac
- nautical almanac
noun
A book or digital product that is published annually and contains information about a particular subject or activity.
He is reading sports almanac and found out who won the World Series in 1987.
Often appears as...
- sports almanac
- weather almanac
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Pro Tip 1/3Annual Publication
Remember, an almanac is updated and released yearly, it's not a one-time publication.
Be sure to get the latest version of the almanac for current astronomical data.
Pro Tip 2/3Practical Uses
Almanacs are practical, providing information that helps people with agriculture, fishing, and outdoor activities.
Check the almanac for the frost dates before you decide when to plant your garden.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Records
Almanacs have been used historically and can be a resource for past weather or celestial events.
I looked up past lunar eclipses in an old almanac for my astronomy project.
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"embrace every opportunity to eradicate that train of absurd and false ideas and opinions" that caused prejudice against black people. Jefferson read the almanac and wrote back in praise of Banneker's work. Banneker's correspondence with the future president is now considered to be one of the first documented examples
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you have air the aspect of finding where these places are usually leads you to asking where you shouldn't be reading almanacs and guidebooks and talking to water taxi drivers and just asking them
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Bob Thurman: We can be...
and the human being actually is compassion. The human being is almost out of time. The human being is compassion because what is our brain for? Now, Jim's brain is memorizing the almanac.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap - let it be taught in schools, in seminaries, and in colleges; let it be written in primers, spelling books, and in almanacs; let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislative halls, and enforced in courts of justice.
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Ben Schott
British Writer
I spend a lot of time looking at rococo books. And almanacs used to be huge sellers - they were pretty much part of the fabric of life. I thought, this is bizarre, I'd love to buy a book like this, and there isn't one. So I thought, all right then, this could be fun. I'll write an almanac.
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Walter Kirn
American Novelist
I love reference books, especially collections of memorable quotations, world almanacs, and atlases. Facts to me are like candy or popcorn, small, tasty delights, and I like to gorge on them now and then.
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Robert Love
American Author
GPS's battery draining behavior is most noticeable during the initial acquisition of the satellite's navigation message: the satellite's state, ephemeris, and almanac.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap - let it be taught in schools, in seminaries, and in colleges; let it be written in primers, spelling books, and in almanacs; let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislative halls, and enforced in courts of justice.
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Ben Schott
British Writer
I spend a lot of time looking at rococo books. And almanacs used to be huge sellers - they were pretty much part of the fabric of life. I thought, this is bizarre, I'd love to buy a book like this, and there isn't one. So I thought, all right then, this could be fun. I'll write an almanac.
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Walter Kirn
American Novelist
I love reference books, especially collections of memorable quotations, world almanacs, and atlases. Facts to me are like candy or popcorn, small, tasty delights, and I like to gorge on them now and then.
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Robert Love
American Author
GPS's battery draining behavior is most noticeable during the initial acquisition of the satellite's navigation message: the satellite's state, ephemeris, and almanac.
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