 A few almanacs anticipate the Astronomisches Jahrbuch.Further aspects are the transmission of new ideas to ordinary people in conjunction with a growing distancing from astrological superstition and criticisms of orthodox beliefs.The accompaniment to all almanacs "Zugaben / Oder Astrologisches Bedencken / von dem Lauff und der Wirckung des Gestirnten Himmels / …" (example from the Zigeuner-Kalender) had been demanded by the publishers, as otherwise the almanacs did not sell well.