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ALMANAC AND TIDE TABLE FOR 1879.
AUGUST, 1879.
Is
Full Moon 2
Last Quarter, 10
7 12 a.m.
2 9 A.M.
PHASES OP THE MOON.
New Moon 17 8 11 p.m.
First Quarter, 24 3 12 p.m.
Full Moon, 31 6 58 p.m
• j" Apog
' J Perig
- 9th day, 10 p.m.
-22nd day, 6 a.m.
REMARKABLE DATS.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
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Th.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
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Sun.
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Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
HIGH WATER AT SDN S
GLASGOW. DECLIN.
Morn.
H. M.
Lammas day 15
A. Melville born, 1545 1 10
James II. killed, 1460 1 56
First hook printed, 1547 | 2 37
Oyster season begins J 3 14
Prince Alfred born, 1S44 B 3 51
Queen Caroline died, 1821 I 4 24
George Canning died, 1827 I 4 56
Queen Victoria visited Ireland, 1849 | 5 29
Ascension of Louis Philippe, 1830 | 6 6
Dog days end | 6 51
Grouse Shooting begins j 7 50
Old Lammas day | 9 15
Queen Victoria visited Glasgow, 1S49 U 10 3S
Sir Walter Scott born, 1771 I 11 3S
Andrew Marvell died, 1678 | 14
Duchess of Kent born, 1786 j 59
Rev. J. Leslie died, 1S23 J 1 39
Royal George sunk, 17S2 j 2 15
Black Cock Shooting begins I 2 51
Lady Mary Montague died, 1762 I 3 28
Battle of the Standard, 1138..
Wallace beheaded, 1305
Saint Bartholomew
Revolution at Brussels, 1830..
Prince Consort born, 1819 ,
Exmouth's Victory, 1S16
Saint Augustine
John Locke born, 1632
William Paley boru, 1732 ,
John Bunyan died, 168S
4 7
4 35
5 2S
6 20
7 22
8 37
10 24
11 31
10
5S
Even.
H. M.
43
1 34
2 17
2 55
3 33
4 7
4 40
5 12
5 48
6 28
7 19
8 28
9 58
11 16
"6 37
1 19
1 57
2 33
3 9
3 48
4 26
5 6
5 53
6 49
8
9 39
11 6
"6 35
1 20
North.
D M.
•18 4
17 49
17 33
17 18
17 1
16 45
16 29
16 12
15 54
15 37
15 19
15 2
14 43
14 25
14 6
13 48
13 28
13 9
12 50
12 30
12 10
11 50
11 30
11 9
10 49
10 2S
10 7
9 46
9 25
8 3
8 42
SUN.
Rises.
H. M.
4 22
4 25
4 27
4 28
4 30
4 32
4 34
4 36
4 38
4 40
4 42
4 44
4 46
4 47
4 49
4 51
4 53
4 55
4 57
4 59
5 1
5 11
5 13
5 15
5 18
5 20
Sets.
H. M.
8 22
8 19
8 17
8 16
8 14
8 12
8 10
8 8
8 6
8 4
8 1
7 59
7 56
7 54
7 52
7 49
7 47
7 45
7 43
7 41
7 38
7 36
7 33
7 31
7 28
7 26
7 24
7 22
7 19
7 16
7 13
Age.
Days.
South.
P. M.
11 49
A.M. 39
1 26
2 10
2 52
3 34
4 17
5 1
5 47
6 35
7 25
8 17
9 10
10 3
10 54
11 44
P.M. 32
1 21
2 10
3
3 53
4 49
5 48
6 49
7 49
8 48
9 41
10 32
11 19
SEPTEMBER, 1879.
10
11
12
13
14
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16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Mon.
Tu.
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Th.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
Mon,
Tu.
We.
Th.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tu.
We.
Th.
Fr.
Sat.
Sun
Mon,
Tu.
We.
Th.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun,
Mon
Tu.
Last Quarter, 8 8 4 p.m.
New Moon, 16 5 57 a.m.
PHASES OF THE MOON
First Quarter 22 9 19 p.m,
Full Moon, 30 9 17 a
.m. f Apogee — 6th day, 4 p.m.
.m. \ Perigee — 18th day, 1 p.m.
REMARKABLE DATS.
HIGH WATER AT SUN S
GLASGOW. DECLIN. I
Partridge Shooting begins ,
| London burned, 1666 (O.S.)
I Glasgow Bridge founded, 1833
Admiral Blake born, 1657 ,
Robert Ferguson born, 1750 ,
Rebellion in Scotland, 1745
Porteous Riots, 1736
Nativity of Virgin Mary ,
Sebastopol fell, 1S55 ,
Mungo Park born, 1771
James Thomson, poet, born, 17C0
Battle of Aberdeen, 1644
General Wolfe killed, 1759
Fisheries north of Tweed close
New York taken, 1777
Moscow burned. 1812 ,
Quebec taken, 1759
Dr. Johnson born, 1709 ,
Lawrence Sterne died, 176S ,
Lord Brougham born, 1778
(20) Battle of the Alma, 1854
(21) Sir Walter Scott died, 1S32 ,
(22) Day and night equal
Bartholomew Massacre, 1572
Lucknow relieved, 1857
Collingwood born, 1748 ,
James Brindley died, 1782
George Buchanan died, 15S2 ,
Michaelmas day ,
Hare hunting begins
Even.
H. M.
1 56
2 30
3 3
3 35
4 5
4 34
5 6
5 46
6 35
7 44
9 18
10 42
11 35
8
49
1 28
2 4
2 32
3 22
4 4
4 46
5 37
6 35
7 57
9 35
10 54
11 54
17
57
1 31
STJN.
North. I Rises.
D. M. | H. M.
8 20
7 58
7 36
7 40
6 52
6 30
6 7
5 45
5 22
4 59
4 37
4 14
3 51
3 28
3 5
2 41
2 18
1 55
1 32
1 8
45
22
So. 2
25
49
1 12
1 35
1 59
2 22
2 46
5 23
5 26
5 29
5 30
5 32
5 34
5 35
5 36
5 37
5 39
5 42
5 44
5 46
5 48
5 50
5 52
5 54
5 56
5 58
6
6 3
6 9
6 9
6 11
6 12
6 14
6 15
6 17
6 18
6 19
6 59
6 57
6 55
6 53
6 50
6 48
6 45
6 42
6 40
6 37
6 34
6 30
6 28
6 26
6 23
6 21
6 17
6 13
6 10
6 8
6 5
6 3
6
5 57
5 55
5 53
Age.
South.
Days.
A. M.
14-7
15-7
47
16-7
1 29
17-7
2 12
18-7
2 55
19-7
3 40
20-7
4 27
21-7
5 17
22'7
6 7
23-7
6 59
24-7
7 51
25-7
8 42
26-7
9 32
27-7
10 22
28-7
11 11
0'3
P.M.
1-3
51
2-3
1 45
3-3
2 42
4-3
3 41
53
4 43
6-3
5 44
7-3
6 42
8-3
7 37
93
8 29
10-3
9 16
11-3
10 1
12-3
10 44
13-3
11 26
14-3