In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
FACTUM
Etymology
Noun
factum (plural facta or factums)
(legal) Somebody's own act and deed.
(legal, civil law) Anything stated and made certain.
(legal) The due execution of a will, including everything necessary to its validity.
(legal, Canada) A statement of fact and law delivered before a court
(engineering) The product, in multiplication.
Source: Wiktionary
Fac"tum, n.; pl. Facta. Etym: [L. See Fact.]
1. (Law)
Definition: A man's own act and deed; particularly: (a) (Civil Law) Anything stated and made certain. (b) (Testamentary Law) The due execution of a will, including everything necessary to its validity.
2. (Mach.)
Definition: The product. See Facient, 2.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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