HORARY

, something relating to Hours. As,

Horary Circles, hour lines or circles, marking the hours, or drawn at the distance of hours from one another.

Horary Motion, is the motion or space moved in an| hour. Thus, the Horary motion of the earth on her axis, is 15°; for, completing her revolution of 360°, in 24 hours, therefore the motion in one hour will be the 24th part of 360°, which is 15 degrees.

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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.

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HOLYWOOD (John)
HOMOCENTRIC
HOMOGENEAL
HOMOLOGOUS
HOOKE (Robert)
* HORARY
HORIZON
HORIZONTAL
HOROGRAPHY
HOROLOGIUM
HOROMETRY