CHRONOLOGICAL

, belonging to chronology.

Chronological Characters, are characters by which times are distinguished. Of these, some are natural, or astronomical; others are artificial or historical. The natural characters are such as depend on the motions of the stars or luminaries; as eclipses, solstices, equinoxes, the different aspects of planets, &c. And the artificial characters are those that have been invented and established by men; as the solar cycle, the lunar cycle, &c. Historical Chronological Characters are those supported by the testimonies of historians, when they fix the dates of certain events to certain periods.