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.
ORGANUMS
Noun
organums
plural of organum
Source: Wiktionary
ORGANUM
Or"ga*non, Or"ga*num, n. Etym: [NL. organon, L. organum. See Organ.]
Definition: An organ or instrument; hence, a method by which philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted; -- a term adopted from the Aristotelian writers by Lord Bacon, as the title ("Novum Organon") of part of his treatise on philosophical method. Sir. W. Hamilton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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