Yorkshire on Saturday 17 August 2024
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 17 August 1561: William Strickland arrives at Flamborough and interviews witnesses of the northerly passage along the coast of Mary, Queen of Scots
- 17 August 1618: Walking from London to Edinburgh, Ben Jonson drives a parson and an innkeeper into an alcoholic frenzy at Tollerton (York),
- 17 August 1778: Civil engineers John Smeaton and John Wooler explain how to use the River Hull to flush the dock which has replaced the northwest section of the city walls
- 17 August 1821: Two slugicidal hedgehogs arrive by mail coach at Anne Lister’s in Halifax, sent by her lover in Market Weighton
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 05:42-20:27, zenith 13:05
- Moon: set 01:36 rise 20:02, waxing gibbous
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 05:47-20:32, zenith 13:10
- Moon: set 01:41 rise 20:07, waxing gibbous
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 05:43-20:33, zenith 13:08
- Moon: set 01:32 rise 20:12, waxing gibbous
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 05:48-20:31, zenith 13:09
- Moon: set 01:44 rise 20:04, waxing gibbous
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 05:45-20:31, zenith 13:08
- Moon: set 01:37 rise 20:06, waxing gibbous
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