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.
DASYMETER
dasymeter
(noun) densimeter consisting of a thin glass globe that is weighed in a gas to determine its density
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dasymeter (plural dasymeters)
(dated) An instrument for testing the density of gases, consisting of a thin glass globe, which is weighed in the gas or gases, and then in an atmosphere of known density.
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• meteyards
Source: Wiktionary
Da*sym"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. rough, thick + -meter.] (Physics)
Definition: An instrument for testing the density of gases, consisting of a thin glass globe, which is weighed in the gas or gases, and then in an atmosphere of known density.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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