单词 | horologiography |
释义 | † horologiography Obs.|ˌhɒrəʊlɒdʒɪˈɒgrəfɪ| [f. Gr. ὡρολόγιο-ν horologe + -graphy.] a. A description of horologes or timepieces. b. The art of constructing horologes; dialling.
[1570Dee Math. Pref. d ij, Horometrie..called..of late Horologiographia.] 1639Wybard (title) Lunar Horologiographie. 1653W. Oughtred (title) Mathematicall Recreations, a collection of problems, as secrets and experiments in Arithmetick, Cosmographie, Horologiography [etc.]. 1696Phillips (ed. 5), Horologiography, the Art of making or treating of the Properties of Dials, Clocks [etc.]. Hence † horologioˈgraphian, † horologiˈographer, a maker of timepieces; a horologist. † horologioˈgraphic a., pertaining to dialling.
1688R. Holme Armoury iii. 372/1 An Horologiographian [is] a Sun Dial maker. 1727Bailey vol. II, Horologiographer, a maker of Dials [etc.]. 17..Chambers (T.), The gnomonick projection is also called the horologiographick projection, because it is the foundation of dialling. |

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