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Webster 1913 Edition

Chronology

Chro-nol′o-gy

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Chronologies
(#)
.
[Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] time + [GREEK] discourse: cf. F.
chronologie
.]
The science which treats of measuring time by regular divisions or periods, and which assigns to events or transactions their proper dates.
If history without
chronology
is dark and confused,
chronology
without history is dry and insipid.
A. Holmes.

Webster 1828 Edition

Chronology

CHRONOLOGY

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Noun.
The science of time; the method of measuring, or computing time by regular divisions or periods, according to the revolutions of the sun, or moon; of ascertaining the true periods or years when past events or transactions took place; and arranging them in their proper order according to their dates.
If history without chronology is dark and confused; chronology without history is dry and insipid.

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