Comments on: Is there still room on the shelf for an almanac? https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/11/05/is-there-still-room-on-the-shelf-for-an-almanac/ Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:13:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Uncle Glenny https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/11/05/is-there-still-room-on-the-shelf-for-an-almanac/#comment-495802 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:13:50 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=14055#comment-495802 I assume you’re thinking of the Farmer’s almanac (aka Yankee almanac), which google tells me still exists.

I haven’t seen one in decades; I was always impressed how they could predict the weather months in advance. But back then I hadn’t heard of el Nino (or Scalia for that matter).

]]> By: lyle https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/11/05/is-there-still-room-on-the-shelf-for-an-almanac/#comment-495801 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:48:28 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=14055#comment-495801 Living in Tx there is the Texas Alamanac that provides maps of the 254 counties with their road network as well as demographic details for each county. While it is online, it also is a good book to read. So its as much which almanac as well as do you need one.

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