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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The art or science of directing the course of ships by means of light-signals from the shore.
Wiktionary
- n. The study of lighthouses, or other forms of light-signalling.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The art or science which treats of lighthouses and signal lights.
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pavonine The scientific study of lighthouses and signal lights.
"Pharology" is first recorded in 1847 in the Transactions of the
Royal Society of Arts of London. The author of the paper noted that
it had been "first introduced by the late Mr Purdy". This otherwise
unsung gentleman must have had in mind the famous lighthouse, one
of the seven wonders of the ancient world, that was erected around
280BC on the island of Pharos, off the coast of Alexandria Jul 12, 2009
dontcry That's phar-out, man! Jul 26, 2008
pavonine The scientific study of lighthouses and signal lights.
"Pharology" is first recorded in 1847 in the Transactions of the
Royal Society of Arts of London. The author of the paper noted that
it had been "first introduced by the late Mr Purdy". This otherwise
unsung gentleman must have had in mind the famous lighthouse, one
of the seven wonders of the ancient world, that was erected around
280BC on the island of Pharos, off the coast of Alexandria Jul 26, 2008