chronometry

[ kruh-nom-i-tree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

chronometry

/ krəˈnɒmɪtrɪ /

First recorded in 1825–35; chrono- + -metry

Our chronometry depends on the annual motion of the Earth round the Sun.

This ingenious and valuable discovery introduced a new ra in chronometry.

Chronometry we shall find, but not chronicles; astronomy with astrological aims; ritual, but no records.

To decipher these and to apply them as the elements of a new historic chronometry, are the legitimate ends of Archæology.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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