{"product_id":"whitakers-almanack-1869-whitakers-9781472907080","title":"Whitaker's Almanack 1869","description":"\u003cp\u003e'The Almanack is essentially a Household Book. From it is derived the knowledge ordinarily possessed of the \u003cb\u003eCourse of the Seasons\u003c\/b\u003e, and other Astronomical phenomena, the nature of our Constitution, and the \u003cb\u003estatistics of our Ecclesiastical, Legal, Naval, and Military systems\u003c\/b\u003e. In addition to all such information, herein given in an unusually full and complete manner, the reader will discover other and important features not hitherto easily obtainable. He is referred, for instance, to the \u003cb\u003esummaries of the Public Income and Expenditure, the proceedings of Parliaments during the last Session\u003c\/b\u003e; to Scientific Discoveries and Inventions of the Year; to the Trade, Commerce, and \u003cb\u003eFinance of the Kingdom\u003c\/b\u003e; and to the \u003cb\u003eparticulars of our Municipal and Social Institutions\u003c\/b\u003e...a clear and concise account of India, Australia, Canada and other possessions, together with a similar \u003cb\u003edescription of Foreign Countries\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003e(December 10, 1868\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo wrote Joseph Whitaker in the introduction to his very first edition of \u003ci\u003eWhitaker's Almanack, \u003c\/i\u003e published in 1868. One hundred and forty six years later \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhitaker's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is still published annually\u003c\/b\u003e and its remit has remained remarkably unchanged. Alongside the calendar and astronomical data associated with an almanack, it provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of UK infrastructure, a detailed digest of every country of the world and an overview of the events and discoveries of the past year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Whitaker's\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472907086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472907080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.20w x 1.10d","brand":"Whitaker's","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43935485296895,"sku":"9781472907080","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8adedf6f-6821-4195-bbf7-f883e4e4344b.jpg?v=1681420079","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/whitakers-almanack-1869-whitakers-9781472907080","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}