The World Almanac and Book of FactsNewspaper Enterprise Association, 1919 The World Almanac and Book of Facts is a US published reference work and conveys information about such subjects as world changes, tragedies, sports feats, etc. It has been published yearly from 1868 to 1875, and again every year since 1886. The first edition of The World Almanac was published by The New York World newspaper in 1868 (the name of the publication comes from the newspaper itself, which was known as The World). Published just three years after the end of the US Civil War and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, its 120 pages of information touched on such events as the process of Reconstruction and the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. Publication was suspended in 1876, but in 1886 newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, who had purchased The New York World and quickly transformed it into one of the most influential newspapers in the country, revived The World Almanac with the intention of making it a compendium of universal knowledge. The World Almanac has been published annually since. |
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Page 14
... south . This line goes by the Col du Brenner and includes the Sexten Valley and the Height of hin the Italian Frontiers ; the Serb - Croat - Slovene Kingdom line to be improved at a future date . sty Marburg and Radkersburg are left in ...
... south . This line goes by the Col du Brenner and includes the Sexten Valley and the Height of hin the Italian Frontiers ; the Serb - Croat - Slovene Kingdom line to be improved at a future date . sty Marburg and Radkersburg are left in ...
Page 33
... south , or south if the sun bears north . Place the sun's true declination under the zenith distance , and if they are both of one name their sum will be the latitude ; but if of different names , ( I. c . , one north and the other south ) ...
... south , or south if the sun bears north . Place the sun's true declination under the zenith distance , and if they are both of one name their sum will be the latitude ; but if of different names , ( I. c . , one north and the other south ) ...
Page 67
... South to Southwest . East to Northeast . WEATHER WISDOM . 20 00 2 1.1 30 FREEZES . 23 14.2-17.8 -20 -4 -16 The barometer rises for northerly winds , including from northwest by north to the eastward for dry , or less wet weather , for ...
... South to Southwest . East to Northeast . WEATHER WISDOM . 20 00 2 1.1 30 FREEZES . 23 14.2-17.8 -20 -4 -16 The barometer rises for northerly winds , including from northwest by north to the eastward for dry , or less wet weather , for ...
Page 105
... South MacIntyre 3,145 South Pond .4,920 Vlaye or Fly ( C . ) ... 3,531 ( A . ) . 3,249 Wallface ( A. ) . .3,893 2,890 Wellington ( A . ) ..... 3.458 4,205 West Jewett ( C . ) .... 3.025 ( A. ) 4,937 Whiteface ( A. ) . .4,872 ( A ...
... South MacIntyre 3,145 South Pond .4,920 Vlaye or Fly ( C . ) ... 3,531 ( A . ) . 3,249 Wallface ( A. ) . .3,893 2,890 Wellington ( A . ) ..... 3.458 4,205 West Jewett ( C . ) .... 3.025 ( A. ) 4,937 Whiteface ( A. ) . .4,872 ( A ...
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... SOUTH CAROLINA . Feet . Places . 135 Newberry Feet . Places . 527 Florence 764 Furman University .. 1,074 Orangeburg . 190 Greenville ... Fect . Places . 1,300 Mitchell . 3,494 Pluma . 1,363 Pierre . 5,303 Portland . 4,545 Silver City ...
... SOUTH CAROLINA . Feet . Places . 135 Newberry Feet . Places . 527 Florence 764 Furman University .. 1,074 Orangeburg . 190 Greenville ... Fect . Places . 1,300 Mitchell . 3,494 Pluma . 1,363 Pierre . 5,303 Portland . 4,545 Silver City ...
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