THE AMERICAN ALMANAC, FOR THE YEAR 1847, Being the latter part of the 71st, and the beginning of the 72d year of the Independence of the United States of America ; 66 66 the 6560th year of the Julian Period; the latter part of the 5607th, and the beginning of the 5608th year since the creation of the world, according to the Jews; the 2600th year (according to Varro) since the foundation of Rome; the 2594th year since the era of Nabonassar, which has been assigned to Wednesday, the 26th of February of the 3967th year of the Julian Period, which corresponds, according to the chronologists, to the 747th, and, according to the astronomers, to the 746th year, before the birth of Christ; the 2623d year of the Olympiads, or the third year of the 656th Olympiad, beginning in July, 1847, if we fix the era of the Olympiads at 775 years before Christ, or at or about the beginning of July of the year 3938 of the Julian Period; "the latter part of the 1263d, and the beginning of the 1264th year (of twelve lunations) since the Hegira, or flight of Mahomet, which, as is generally supposed took place on the 16th of July, in the year 622 of the Christian era. 6 Conjunction, or having the same Longitude or Right Ascension. 66 66 The sign is prefixed to the latitude, or declination, of the Sun, or other heavenly body, when north, and the sign - when south; but the former prefixed to the hourly motion of the Moon in latitude, indicates that she is approaching, and the latter that she is receding from, the north pole of the ecliptic. The letters M. A., m. a., denote Morning and Afternoon. Length of the tropical year, commencing at Mean, or average length of the tropical year, 365 5 52 16 5 48 48 [The anniversaries marked with an asterisk (*) are to be strictly observed.] 16th, *Second Feast, or Morrow of the Passover, Apr. 2, "9th, *Fast for the burning of the Temple, (6 "Elul begins,• • 5608 Tisri begins, *Feast for the New Year, ... May 16, May 21, May 22, July 1, 37 July 14, |