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... Boston to Albany , 2 ) Boston to Brattleborough , 3 ) Boston to Burlington via Concord and Montpelier , and 4 ) Boston to Providence . In the same issue are tables showing " The principal Towns on the Continent and the Distances from ...
... Boston to Albany , 2 ) Boston to Brattleborough , 3 ) Boston to Burlington via Concord and Montpelier , and 4 ) Boston to Providence . In the same issue are tables showing " The principal Towns on the Continent and the Distances from ...
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... Boston Almanacks , compiled and printed by himself . Some of these issues bear his name in bold letters on the cover , others are signed simply " Astro- phil . " This man was not only Boston's first printer but also America's earliest ...
... Boston Almanacks , compiled and printed by himself . Some of these issues bear his name in bold letters on the cover , others are signed simply " Astro- phil . " This man was not only Boston's first printer but also America's earliest ...
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... Boston stand with his publication of The Universal Calendar and the North American Almanack . By then he had become on his title page , " Professor of the Mathematics , Natural Philosophy , and Physic . " Edes and Son , No. 7 State ...
... Boston stand with his publication of The Universal Calendar and the North American Almanack . By then he had become on his title page , " Professor of the Mathematics , Natural Philosophy , and Physic . " Edes and Son , No. 7 State ...
Contents
A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY | 29 |
BEN FRANKLIN AND POOR RICHARD | 68 |
WHAT DID THEY SAY? | 133 |
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