In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
CHRONOMETRY
Etymology
Noun
chronometry (usually uncountable, plural chronometries)
The science of the measurement of time
Source: Wiktionary
Chro*nom"e*try, n. Etym: [Cf. F. chronométrie.]
Definition: The art of measuring time; the measuring of time by periods or divisions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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