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Nov. 3, 2014

horology \haw-ROL-uh-jee, hoh-\ noun 1. the art or science of making timepieces or of measuring time. Quotes From a scientific perspective, the theory and practice of horology touches on all forms of scientific endeavor--it has always been especially important in the histories of astronomy and navigation. -- Jonathan Betts, Time Restored, 2006 Origin Horology shares roots with the word hour in the Greek term hṓrā, which means "time, season, hour." It entered English in the early 1800s.

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