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.
IRRADIANCE
Noun
irradiance (countable and uncountable, plural irradiances)
The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light.
That which irradiates or is irradiated; lustre; splendour; brilliancy.
(physics) The radiant power received by unit area of surface
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Source: Wiktionary
Ir*ra"di*ance, Ir*ra"di*an*cy, n. Etym: [From Irradiant.]
1. The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light.
2. That which irradiates or is irradiated; luster; splendor; irradiation; brilliancy. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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