In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
OROGRAPHIES
Noun
orographies
plural of orography
Source: Wiktionary
OROGRAPHY
O*rog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy.]
Definition: That branch of science which treats of mountains and mountain systems; orology; as, the orography of Western Europe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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