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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
| New [[Latin]] chronologia, from chron- + -logia -logy. from Ancient [[Greek]] χρόνος, chronos, "time"; and -λογία, -logia) is a chronicle or arrangement of [[events]] in their order of occurrence in [[time]], | | New [[Latin]] chronologia, from chron- + -logia -logy. from Ancient [[Greek]] χρόνος, chronos, "time"; and -λογία, -logia) is a chronicle or arrangement of [[events]] in their order of occurrence in [[time]], |
− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1585] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1585] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1 : the [[science]] that deals with [[measuring]] [[time]] by regular divisions and that assigns to [[events]] their proper dates | | *1 : the [[science]] that deals with [[measuring]] [[time]] by regular divisions and that assigns to [[events]] their proper dates |
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| *3 : an arrangement (as of [[events]]) in order of occurrence <reconstruct the chronology of the trip> | | *3 : an arrangement (as of [[events]]) in order of occurrence <reconstruct the chronology of the trip> |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | A '''chronology''' may be either [[relative]]—that is, locating related [[events]] relative to each other—or [[absolute]]—locating these events to specific dates in a chronological [[Epoch|era]]. Even this distinction may be blurred by use of [[different]] calendars. In Judeo-Christian [[cultures]], [[historical]] dates in an absolute chronology are [[understood]] to be referred to the Christian era, in combination with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proleptic_Julian_calendar proleptic Julian calendar] (originally) and the [[Gregorian calendar]] respectively. | + | A '''chronology''' may be either [[relative]]—that is, locating related [[events]] relative to each other—or [[absolute]]—locating these events to specific dates in a chronological [[Epoch|era]]. Even this distinction may be blurred by use of [[different]] calendars. In Judeo-Christian [[cultures]], [[historical]] dates in an absolute chronology are [[understood]] to be referred to the Christian era, in combination with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proleptic_Julian_calendar proleptic Julian calendar] (originally) and the [[Gregorian calendar]] respectively. |
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− | Chronology is the [[science]] of locating historical [[events]] in time, and is distinct from, but relies upon [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronometry chronometry] or timekeeping, and historiography, which examines the [[writing]] of [[history]] and the use of historical methods. Radiocarbon dating estimates the age of formerly living things by measuring the proportion of carbon-14 isotope in their carbon [[content]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrochronology Dendrochronology] estimates the age of trees by correlation of the various [[growth]] rings in their wood to known year-by-year [[reference]] sequences in the region to reflect year-to-year climatic variation. Dendrochronology is used in turn as a calibration [[reference]] for radiocarbon dating curves. | + | Chronology is the [[science]] of locating historical [[events]] in time, and is distinct from, but relies upon [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronometry chronometry] or timekeeping, and historiography, which examines the [[writing]] of [[history]] and the use of historical methods. Radiocarbon dating estimates the age of formerly living things by measuring the proportion of carbon-14 isotope in their carbon [[content]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrochronology Dendrochronology] estimates the age of trees by correlation of the various [[growth]] rings in their wood to known year-by-year [[reference]] sequences in the region to reflect year-to-year climatic variation. Dendrochronology is used in turn as a calibration [[reference]] for radiocarbon dating curves. |
| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| *'''''[[Geologic Timescale]]''''' | | *'''''[[Geologic Timescale]]''''' |
| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
− | * [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Chronology Chronology] 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica | + | * [https://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Chronology Chronology] 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica |
− | * [http://www.janzuidhoek.net/chron2.htm Christian Chronology] | + | * [https://www.janzuidhoek.net/chron2.htm Christian Chronology] |
− | * [http://my.raex.com/~obsidian/regindex.html Regnal Chronologies] | + | * [https://my.raex.com/~obsidian/regindex.html Regnal Chronologies] |
− | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20041101170127/www.pastperfect.info/archaeology/dating.html | + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20041101170127/www.pastperfect.info/archaeology/dating.html |
− | * [http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/kevin.greene/wintro/chap4.htm Dating the Past] | + | * [https://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/kevin.greene/wintro/chap4.htm Dating the Past] |
− | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20050405175859/http://www.shef.ac.uk/st1ceb/ChronoBuild02/abstracts.html Pragmatic Bayesians: a decade of integrating radiocarbon dates in chronological models] from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Sheffield University of Sheffield] at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Archive Internet Archive]. | + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20050405175859/https://www.shef.ac.uk/st1ceb/ChronoBuild02/abstracts.html Pragmatic Bayesians: a decade of integrating radiocarbon dates in chronological models] from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Sheffield University of Sheffield] at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Archive Internet Archive]. |
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| [[Category: History]] | | [[Category: History]] |