† horologiographyn.
/ˌhɒrəʊlɒdʒɪˈɒɡrəfi/ Obsolete.
(a) A description of horologes or timepieces. (b) The art of constructing horologes; dialling.
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the world > time > instruments for measuring time > [noun] > making or reckoning with
horologiography1633
horography1728
1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. Math. Præf. sig. dij Horometrie..called..of late, Horologiographia.]
1633 (title) Mathematicall Recreations. Or a Collection of sundrie Problemes,..as experiments in Arithmeticke, Cosmographie, Horologographie [1653 Horologiographie] [etc.].
1639 Wybard (title) Lunar Horologiographie.
1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Horologiography, the Art of making or treating of the Properties of Dials, Clocks [etc.].
Derivatives
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the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [noun] > making or regulating > one who makes or regulates
clockmaker1374
horologer1496
regular1513
clocksmith1556
clock setter1574
clock keeper1576
clockman1613
clock master1629
dialler1650
dialist1652
horologiographian1688
clock winder1720
horologiographer1727
horologist1798
timer1876
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 372/1 An Horologiographian [is] a Sun Dial maker.
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the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [noun] > making or regulating > one who makes or regulates
clockmaker1374
horologer1496
regular1513
clocksmith1556
clock setter1574
clock keeper1576
clockman1613
clock master1629
dialler1650
dialist1652
horologiographian1688
clock winder1720
horologiographer1727
horologist1798
timer1876
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Horologiographer, a maker of Dials [etc.].
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the world > time > instruments for measuring time > [adjective] > relating to making instruments
horologiographic17..
17.. Chambers (T.) The gnomonick projection is also called the horologiographick projection, because it is the foundation of dialling.
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