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- 1 2 Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Oxford Almanacks". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford . Macmillan. pp. 298–299. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
- ↑ @OxUniPress (2 January 2020). "Hi, unfortunately there isn't an Oxford Almanack for 2020. The University of Oxford and OUP have agreed to stop producing the Almanack from 2020 onwards due to dwindling interest" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
