Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1896 — Early Almanacs. [ARTICLE]

Early Almanacs.

The history of written almanac dates back to tbe second century of the Christian era. The Alexandrian Greeks in the time of Ptolemy, A. D. 100-IGO, used almanacs. Prior to the written almanacs of the Greeks there were calendars of primitive almanacs. The Roman fasti sacri were similar to modern almanacs. Knowledge of the calendar was at first confined to the priests, .whom the people had to consult not only about the dates of festivals, but also concerning the proper time for instituting various legal proceedings.