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.
OPHTHALMOSCOPES
Noun
ophthalmoscopes
plural of ophthalmoscope
Source: Wiktionary
OPHTHALMOSCOPE
Oph*thal"mo*scope, n. Etym: [From Gr. -scope.] (Physiol.)
Definition: An instrument for viewing the interior of the eye, particularly the retina. Light is thrown into the eye by a mirror (usually concave) and the interior is then examined with or without the aid of a lens.
– Oph*thal`mo*scop"ic, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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