Knickerbocker Almanac, for the Year of Our Lord 1859: Being the Third After Bissextile, or Leap Year, and (Until July 4th) The 83rd Year of American Independence (Classic Reprint)

Explore a practical 1859 almanac with calendar, tides, and handy references

This edition blends celestial data, timekeeping notes, and everyday calculations into a compact yearbook. Readers will find the kind of practical information people relied on in daily life, travel, and planning during that period.

From moon phases and eclipses to tide tables and postal regulations, the book offers a snapshot of how the year 1859 was understood and navigated. It compiles calendars, astronomical phenomena, and practical measurements that supported work, travel, and communication in a pre-dourdigital era. The volume also includes brief notes on American presidents and other topical facts of the day.

• Moon phases, eclipses, and celestial calendars for 1859
• Tide tables and guidance on high water across coastal towns
• Rates and rules for postage, mail, and transient printed matter
• Historical notes, short biographies, and practical arithmetic problems

Ideal for readers of historical reference works and curiosity about 19th-century daily life.