In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HELIOSTATS
Noun
heliostats
plural of heliostat
Source: Wiktionary
HELIOSTAT
He"li*o*stat, n. Etym: [Helio- + Gr. héliostate.]
Definition: An instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, by which a sunbeam is made apparently stationary, by being steadily directed to one spot during the whole of its diurnal period; also, a geodetic heliotrope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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