almanac
Example Sentences
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They read popular almanacs, and learned and admired the intricacies of orreries—mechanical models of the celestial sphere—that they flocked to view at numerous colleges.
Use encyclopedias, almanacs, anything you can get your hands on.
From Literature
“A baby, a baby, a baby!” he muttered as he paged through his almanac.
From Literature
“Blast,” she muttered, as Lord Fredrick so often did when he could not find his almanac.
From Literature
She did not fully trust the admiral, and so did not mention that Lord Fredrick’s most prized possession was an almanac with all the full-moon dates circled.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.