In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AUXOMETER
Etymology
Noun
auxometer (plural auxometers)
An instrument measuring the magnifying power of lenses.
Source: Wiktionary
Aux*om"e*ter, n. [Gr. to increase + -meter.] (Optics)
Definition: An instrument for measuring the magnifying power of a lens or system of lenses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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