Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
COELOSTAT
coelostat
(noun) optical device used to follow the path of a celestial body and reflect its light into a telescope; has a movable and a fixed mirror
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
coelostat (plural coelostats)
(astronomy) A device that rotates a telescope so as to keep its orientation constant with relation to the stars.
Source: Wiktionary
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