The writing or recording of events in the order they occurred in time; the study and practice of establishing accurate historical timelines.
From Greek chronos (time) and -graphy (writing or description of). This scholarly discipline developed prominently in medieval monastic communities where monks meticulously recorded events and dates.
Chronography was literally invented by monks in scriptoriums—they needed precise records of Easter dates and important religious events, accidentally creating the foundations of how we organize all historical knowledge.
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