HOROGRAPHY

Etymology

Noun

horography (uncountable)

(historical) local history (in Ancient Greece) that involved the description of events

The art of constructing dials or instruments for indicating the hours.

Source: Wiktionary


Ho*rog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy: cf. F. horographie.]

1. An account of the hours. Chaucer.

2. The art of constructing instruments for making the hours, as clocks, watches, and dials.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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