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''Old Moore’s Almanack'' is an
astrological almanac This article gives a list of various almanacs. Note that ''almanac'' can also be spelled ''almanack'', and some of the publications listed use this form. Wikipedia almanac-type data * List of reference tables Printed almanacs * '' Barbaner ...
which has been published in Britain since 1697. It was written and published by Francis Moore, a self-taught physician and astrologer who served at the court of Charles II. The first edition in 1697 contained weather forecasts. In 1700 Moore published ''Vox Stellarum'', The Voice of the Stars, containing astrological observations; this was also known as ''Old Moore’s Almanack''. It was a bestseller throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, selling as many as 107,000 copies in 1768. Names attributed to the post Moore era of the almanack include Tycho Wing and Henry Andrews. The almanac is still published annually by W. Foulsham & Company Limited, giving predictions of world and sporting events, as well as more conventional data such as tide tables. It claims to have predicted the September 11 attacks.Moore's not so merry for 2009
2 January 2009 ''www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk'', accessed 20 October 2020


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Vox Stellarum; or, Royal Almanach
from Archive.org Publications established in 1697 Astrological almanacs 1697 establishments in England {{ref-book-stub