When John Winthrop set foot on the shores of Salem in 1630, he carried with him an out-of-date almanac that had belonged to Adam Winthrop, his father. Like many Englishmen, Adam Winthrop carried a pocket-sized almanac that included astronomical predictions. Some had blank pages inserted between the calendar pages, or interleaved, so the owner could ...
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