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Early Almanacs were created to record cyclical events for agricultural and other reasons. Topic includes many famous astronomical calendars and early almanacs including Parapegma and Zij.

The Enigma of the Medieval Almanac - Wellcome Library

A remarkable fifteenth-century folding almanac in a green and pink silk binding was recently acquired by the Wellcome Library
http://blog.wellcomelibrary.org/2014/01/the-enigma-of-the-medieval-almanac/
Zij - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Zij is the generic name applied to Islamic astronomical books that tabulate parameters used for astronomical calculations of the positions of the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zij
Scientists Unravel Mystery of Ancient Greek Machine

Extraordinary device predicted positions of the sun, Moon and planets. Nothing like it has ever been found.
http://www.livescience.com/1166-scientists-unravel-mystery-ancient-greek-machine.html
Antikythera Mechanism - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient analog computer designed to predict astronomical positions and eclipses for calendrical and astrological purposes, as well as the Olympiads, the cycles of the ancient Olympic Games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism
What is a Parapegma? - The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project

A parapegma' is precursor to the modern day almanac. Originally it was a table that related star phases and corresponding weather predictions.
http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/faq/astronomical-questions/what-is-a-parapegma
Parapegma Dictionary Definition - Parapegma Defined

A device for keeping track of cyclical events, particularly of stars, weather, seasons, and so on.
http://www.yourdictionary.com/parapegma
Daryn Lehoux's Thesis on Ancient Astronomical Calendars Online - Roger Pearse

I'm still thinking about parapegma, the ancient peg-calendars to predict star- and weather-movements.
http://www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2011/01/01/daryn-lehouxs-thesis-on-ancient-astronomical-calendars-is-online/
Introduction - Cuneiform Commentaries Project

Mesopotamian commentaries represent the world's oldest cohesive group of hermeneutic texts. Numbering nearly 900, the earliest date to the eighth century and the latest to ca. 100 BCE.
http://ccp.yale.edu/introduction
Hemerology - Brill Reference

The term hemerology denotes the cultural practice of connecting the success or failure of actions with favourable or unfavourable days defined by the calendar (= cal.).
http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/hemerology-e1128610
Happy Days: the Babylonian Almanac in Daily Life - Academia

By Caroline Waerzeggers in Ancient Near East and Ancient Near Eastern History.
http://www.academia.edu/3356936/Happy_Days_the_Babylonian_Almanac_in_Daily_Life_in_T._Boiy_et_al_eds._The_Ancient_Near_East_A_Life_Festschrift_Karel_Vanlerberghe_Leuven_Peeters_2012_pp._653-663

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The Enigma of the Medieval Almanac - Wellcome Library

A remarkable fifteenth-century folding almanac in a green and pink silk binding was recently acquired by the Wellcome Library
http://blog.wellcomelibrary.org/2014/01/the-enigma-of-the-medieval-almanac/
Zij - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Zij is the generic name applied to Islamic astronomical books that tabulate parameters used for astronomical calculations of the positions of the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zij
Scientists Unravel Mystery of Ancient Greek Machine

Extraordinary device predicted positions of the sun, Moon and planets. Nothing like it has ever been found.
http://www.livescience.com/1166-scientists-unravel-mystery-ancient-greek-machine.html
Antikythera Mechanism - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient analog computer designed to predict astronomical positions and eclipses for calendrical and astrological purposes, as well as the Olympiads, the cycles of the ancient Olympic Games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism
What is a Parapegma? - The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project

A parapegma' is precursor to the modern day almanac. Originally it was a table that related star phases and corresponding weather predictions.
http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/faq/astronomical-questions/what-is-a-parapegma
Parapegma Dictionary Definition - Parapegma Defined

A device for keeping track of cyclical events, particularly of stars, weather, seasons, and so on.
http://www.yourdictionary.com/parapegma
Daryn Lehoux's Thesis on Ancient Astronomical Calendars Online - Roger Pearse

I'm still thinking about parapegma, the ancient peg-calendars to predict star- and weather-movements.
http://www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2011/01/01/daryn-lehouxs-thesis-on-ancient-astronomical-calendars-is-online/
Introduction - Cuneiform Commentaries Project

Mesopotamian commentaries represent the world's oldest cohesive group of hermeneutic texts. Numbering nearly 900, the earliest date to the eighth century and the latest to ca. 100 BCE.
http://ccp.yale.edu/introduction
Hemerology - Brill Reference

The term hemerology denotes the cultural practice of connecting the success or failure of actions with favourable or unfavourable days defined by the calendar (= cal.).
http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/hemerology-e1128610
Happy Days: the Babylonian Almanac in Daily Life - Academia

By Caroline Waerzeggers in Ancient Near East and Ancient Near Eastern History.
http://www.academia.edu/3356936/Happy_Days_the_Babylonian_Almanac_in_Daily_Life_in_T._Boiy_et_al_eds._The_Ancient_Near_East_A_Life_Festschrift_Karel_Vanlerberghe_Leuven_Peeters_2012_pp._653-663

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Early Almanacs

Early Almanacs were created to record cyclical events for agricultural and other reasons. Topic includes many famous astronomical calendars and early almanacs including Parapegma and Zij.

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