Now! Then! February 8

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Then!

Yorkshire in history:

8 February 1745: Pioneering but pennyless philologist Eugene Aram murders a wealthy Knaresborough wastrel

Now!

Heavenly data for Hull:

Sun: 07:33-16:57, zenith 12:15
Moon: rise 07:33 set 14:24, waning crescent

Heavenly data for Leeds:

Sun: 07:38-17:02, zenith 12:20
Moon: rise 07:39 set 14:29, waning crescent

Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:

Sun: 07:39-16:58, zenith 12:19
Moon: rise 07:43 set 14:22, waning crescent

Heavenly data for Sheffield:

Sun: 07:36-17:03, zenith 12:19
Moon: rise 07:35 set 14:32, waning crescent

Heavenly data for York:

Sun: 07:36-16:59, zenith 12:18
Moon: rise 07:38 set 14:26, waning crescent

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Now! Then! is an almanac portraying Yorkshire on this day. Now! lists modern happenings in the heavens and on earth. Then! consists roughly of 919 historical serendipities (725K words) from the last 2,000 years, quoted from 1,544 more-or-less contemporary accounts, and dealing with 6,569 subjects, such as (automated list!) Leeds, York, West Riding of Yorkshire, Church of England, London, Sheffield, Bradford, Horse, poetry, East Riding of Yorkshire ... Leeds’s Singing Organ-Grinder has been compiling and coding Now! Then! The Yorkshire Almanac at bedtime to educate himself about his new home since moving from Hackney to Headingley in April 2021. It will soon be available in printed and e-book editions. You can also book a performance with barrel organ of The Yorkshire Almanac Songbook.

Toutes ces choses sont passées / Comme l'ombre et comme le vent: se non è vero, è ben trovato.

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