Portal:Chronology

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Template:/box-header Chronology (from Greek χρονολογία - chronologia, from χρόνος - chronos, "time" + λόγος - logos, amongst others "the study of") is a chronicle or arrangement of events in their occurrence order. General chronology is the science of locating and resolution of temporal sequence of past events in time. Chronology is part of periodization. It is also part of the discipline of history including earth history and geochronology dependent disciplines (See Prehistoric chronologies below) and the earth sciences. When used for specific examples, a chronology is a sequential arrangement of events, such as a chronicle or, particularly when involving graphical or literary elements, a timeline.   Read more... Anno Domini (Medieval Latin: In the year of (the/Our) Lord), abbreviated as AD or A.D., is a designation used to number years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. More fully, years may be also specified as Anno Domini Nostri Iesu (Jesu) Christi ("In the Year of Our Lord Jesus Christ"). The calendar era which it numbers is based on the traditionally reckoned year of the conception or birth of Jesus. Before Christ, abbreviated as BC or B.C., is used in the English language to denote years before the start of this epoch. History Topics Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Nature People Philosophy Religion Society Technology What are portals? List of portals Featured portals WikiProject Chronology WikiProject Time Related WikiProjects WikiProject Calendars WikiProject Years ... that chronology is the science of locating historical events in time? ... that a chronology may be either relative or absolute? ... that the familiar terms calendar and era concern two complementary fundamental concepts of chronology? ... that a calendar era is the year numbering system used by a calendar? Template:/box-footer Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Verify : Chronology –When a task is completed, please remove it from the list. Template:/box-header ↑ Current date & time at top of page; refresh or purge to update WP:Timeline General timeline help 37px Help:Calendar Time display examples Portal:Current events News & current events WP:Timeline standards Manual of Style listing More Time & Date Templates: Time, date and calendar templates Date mathematics templates ↓ For Wikipedia articles, see CHRONOLOGY TOPICS below ↓ ▼ Chronology ► Categories by time ► Historical eras ► Millennia ► Centuries ► Decades ► Years ► Months ► Days ► Anniversaries ► Calendars ► Chronicles ► Chronologists ► Geochronology ► Timelines Template:/box-header What is Chronology? The science of measuring time by regular divisions or periods, and which assigns to events or transactions their proper dates. ~Anonymous What are portals? List of portals Featured portals