chronology

Some persons endeavour to prove that Onomacritus, the Locrian, was the first person of note who drew up laws; and that he employed himself in that business while he was at Crete, where he continued some time to learn the prophetic art: and they say, that Thales was his companion; and that Lycurgus and Zaleucus were the scholars of Thales, and Charondas of Zaleucus; but those who advance this, advance what is repugnant to chronology. Philolaus also, of the family of the Bacchiades, was a Theban legislator.

By the mere chronology of his works, Bunyan belongs in our next period, but in his case mere chronology must be disregarded.

I also learnt history, and was instructed in poetry, versification, geography, chronology, and in all the outdoor exercises in which every prince should excel.

which is proposed by him will do as well as any other); for a writer of fiction, and especially a writer who, like Plato, is notoriously careless of chronology, only aims at general probability.

His very name carried an impressiveness hardly to be measured without a precise chronology of scholarship.

I quit about a week ago and commenced working on this chronicle for our strange adventures, which will account for any minor errors in chronology which may have crept in; there was so much material that I may have made some mistakes, but I think they are but minor and few.

Broader and deeper we must write our annals,--from an ethical reformation, from an influx of the ever new, ever sanative conscience,--if we would trulier express our central and wide- related nature, instead of this old chronology of selfishness and pride to which we have too long lent our eyes.

All that we call sacred history attests that the birth of a poet is the principal event in chronology. Man, never so often deceived, still watches for the arrival of a brother who can hold him steady to a truth until he has made it his own.

A good chronology can keep facts organized and in context, be a focus for considering the importance of sequence to your case, and be an ongoing reminder of key events and dates.

"New Mexico Historical Chronology: From the Beginning" is the ideal starting place for anyone seeking to learn about the New Mexico of yesteryear.

Schwartz presents 23 previously unpublished essays on Chinese chronology, astronomy, and historiography by Nivison (1923-2014), a pioneer of Chinese studies in the US.

The Tuskegee Airmen Chronology is an important and valuable addition to the narrative about African American aviation in World War II.