Anti-slavery almanac

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1S40.
Anli-Slacery Almanac.
The following tabic is made from calculations prepared expressly for
this work, and is founded on the formula of the French Astronomer, Laplace. It is more convenient than anything of the kind cycr published in'
[any other Almanac.
TABLE I.    HEIGHT OF EACH SPRING TIDE FOR 1840.
New York,
Providence,
Newport,
:Nantucket,
Cape May,
Now Haven,
Portland,
Kennebec,
Newburyport,
Portsmouth,
Poston,
Plymouth,
Cape Ann,
Salem,
Ml. Desert,
Machias,
Eastport,
(O)
ft.
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
25
(*)
ft. in.
3    6
(3)
ft. in.
3 8
3 8
3   8
3 8
4 5
5 11
6 8
6 8
7
7
(©)
ft. in.
.<«) |.(0) !
ft.
ft.
8
8
8 11j10
8 11 110
L8  c 2i
4
4
4
4
2
11
9
9
7
7
6
6
i
5;10 lO'll
5;10 10 11
G  22    6  23
9
!)
Ill
1(1
II
11
11
11
5:12
5   12
9  26
(?) I  (!
ft. in.  ft.
5   8|   5
5   2
5   2
5   2
5   3
8   4
4
4
5'10 10
5   1(1 Hi
5:11 11
5 jll 11
5 j 11 11
5 111 11
G j 13 0
13 0
0l27    0
To find the height of any spring tide at the places named in the above
table ; first observe what figure in the tabic below stands opposite its date,'
then in the column headed by that figure, and opposite the name of the'j
place, you will find its height. Thus it will he seen the spring tide of De-I
cember 24, and June 15, (column (2)) will rise 3 ft. 6 in. at New York a
7 ft. 8 in. at Boston, and 17 ft. 6 in. at Eastport.
Jan.
Feb.
I «
[March
19
4
18
4
18
(3
(5)
(5)
(6;
(?)
(6)
April
May
June
3
17
(8)'July        15
(4)   «• 29
(4)JAugust   13
17
(3)
11
28
15
(2)
Sep.
12
30
(5)
((
2G
(3V,Oct.
12
(6) «'
26
(4) Nov.
11
(1) "
25
(l)Dcc.
9
(G)l ««
24
(7)
(5)
(1)
(3;
(6
(2)1
The Calendar pages show the time of high water at NcwYork. Forothcr:
places add or subtract the numbers in the following table.
TABLE II.
i.-Mbany,   . . . f"'1' ''"
Niuyucket, .        •        "<•<> JJ
New Il.'dfor.l, . . sub. J
N.w London .        .        sub. 2
NcwYork, • ••        slll>-~
pfewburyport, . • su"-"
TABLE III.
,© © Sun, A Vesta,
S Mercury, 8 Juno,
9 Venus, i Pallas,
S Mars, V Ceres,
12m.
30
53
36
21
15
PhilnoeJphia,
Portland,
Portsmouth, N. H.
Providence,
St. Johns, N. B. .
|Vineyard Sound,
add 2n
sul). 0
sub. 0
sub. 8
add 0
sub. 0
ASTRONOMICAL CHARACTERS.
1\. Jupiter,
> Saturn,
J'l Urmius,
O New Moon,
D First Quar.
9 Full Moon,
I.nst Uuar.
'■' ( T Aries,
t < 0 Taurus,
■V) ' fl Gemini,
: ( SS Cancer,
= < il  Leo.
P / !;" Virgo,
Uam,
Bull,
Twins,
Crab.
Lion)
Virgin,
□ CluartiK',
SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC.
Head,    I .j ( ^ Libra,
Keck,    | £ < HlSi-orpio,
Anns,   |  "• ( t Saguarius
< tS Aquarjus.
t X Pisces.
c Conjunction,
8 0|>posiiion,
Cl Ascending Node
?J Descending Node
Breast, I -i
Heart,    '
Belly,
Seafcs, Reins,
Scorpion, Secrets
Archer, Thighs,
yyCaprlcornus,  fioat. Knees,
Waterman, Legft
Fishes, Feel.
NEW YORK.