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The original ''Farmer's Almanac'' founded in 1792, ''Old Farmer's Almanac'' is a reference book that contains weather forecasts, tide tables, planting charts, astronomical data, recipes, and articles on a number of topics, including gardening, sports, astronomy, and farming. The ''Almanac'' also features anecdotes and a section that predicts trends in fashion, food, home décor, technology, and living for the coming year. Released the second Tuesday in the September that precedes the year printed on its cover, ''The Old Farmer's Almanac'' has been published continuously since 1792, making it the oldest continuously published periodical in North America.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The American Directory of Writer's Guidelines )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Early Republic and Antebellum America )〕 ==Early history (1792–1850)== The first ''Old Farmer's Almanac'' (then known as ''The Farmer's Almanac'') was edited by Robert B. Thomas, the publication's founder. There were many competing almanacs in the 18th century, but Thomas's upstart was a success. In its second year, distribution tripled to 9,000.〔 The initial cost of the book was six pence (about four cents).〔 To calculate the ''Almanac''s weather predictions, Thomas studied solar activity, astronomy cycles and weather patterns and used his research to develop a secret forecasting formula, which is still in use today. Other than the ''Almanac''s prognosticators, few people have seen the formula. It is kept in a black tin box at the ''Almanac'' offices in Dublin, New Hampshire.〔 Thomas also started drilling a hole through the ''Almanac'' so that subscribers could hang it from a nail or a string.〔(The hole story of Almanac cover ), qctimes.com.〕 Thomas served as editor until his death on May 19, 1846. As its editor for more than 50 years, Thomas established ''The Old Farmer's Almanac'' as America's "most enduring" almanac by outlasting the competition. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Old Farmer's Almanac」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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