In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
EPIPOLISM
Etymology
Noun
epipolism (uncountable)
(obsolete) fluorescence
Source: Wiktionary
E*pip"o*lism, n. Etym: [Gr. (Opt.)
Definition: See Fluorescence. [R.] Sir J. Herschel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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