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The Almanac for Aug. 2, the 214th day of 2017
August 2, 2017
The moon is waxing. Morning star is Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter and Saturn.
The Almanac for Sept. 18, the 262nd day of 2016
September 18, 2016
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Uranus and Venus. Evening stars are Mercury, Neptune and Saturn.
The Almanac for August 2, the 215th day of 2014
August 2, 2016
The moon is new. Morning stars are Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Venus, Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Neptune.
Scottish dictionary by Boswell surfaces
May 1, 2011
A handwritten dictionary of Scottish words and phrases compiled by James Boswell, the biographer of Dr. Samuel Johnson, has turned up at Oxford University.