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'''Chronology''' is the [[science]] of locating events in [[history]]. | '''Chronology''' is the [[science]] of locating events in [[history]]. | ||
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| + | The word is derived from the Latin words ''Chronos'' (time) and ''-logia'' (study of). | ||
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| + | Chronos (or alternately Kronos) was also an incorporeal Greek titan god said to be the personification of time and the ages. <ref>http://www.theoi.com/Titan/Titanes.html</ref> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Chronology]][[Category:History]] | [[Category:Chronology]][[Category:History]] | ||