chronometry

Specifying measures of time-mesaurement in clear reference units

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Also known as timekeeping

Subclass of: measurement

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Chronometry, or horology, is the science studying the measurement of time and timekeeping. Chronometry enables the establishment of standard measurements of time, which have applications in a broad range of social and scientific areas. Horology usually refers specifically to the study of mechanical timekeeping devices, while chronometry is broader in scope, also including biological behaviours with respect to time (biochronometry) as well as the dating of geological material (geochronometry).

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Depicted by: IOP 1959 Episode 473
Practiced by: timekeeper
Different from: horology

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