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.
GNOMONICS
Noun
gnomonics (uncountable)
The art of designing and constructing sundials
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Gno*mon"ics, n. Etym: [See Gnomonic.]
Definition: The art or science of dialing, or of constructing dials to show the hour of the day by the shadow of a gnomon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RESTORATION
(noun) some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; “the restoration looked exactly like the original”
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