Now! Then! February 29

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Yorkshire in history:

29 February 1824: Prophet John Wroe is baptised on the Leap Day in the Aire near Apperley Bridge before an audience of 30,000

Now!

Heavenly data for Hull:

Sun: 06:46-17:40, zenith 12:13
Moon: ,

Heavenly data for Leeds:

Sun: 06:51-17:45, zenith 12:18
Moon: ,

Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:

Sun: 06:51-17:43, zenith 12:17
Moon: ,

Heavenly data for Sheffield:

Sun: 06:50-17:45, zenith 12:18
Moon: ,

Heavenly data for York:

Sun: 06:49-17:43, zenith 12:16
Moon: ,

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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 931 historical serendipities (749K words) from the last 2,000 years, quoted from 1,575 more-or-less contemporary accounts, and dealing with 6,676 subjects, such as (automated list!) Leeds, York, West Riding of Yorkshire, Church of England, London, Sheffield, Bradford, poetry, Horse, Kingston upon Hull ... 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.

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