Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY
paleogeography, palaeogeography
(noun) the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
palaeogeography (uncountable)
The study of historical geography — of the (chiefly physical, but sometimes political/cultural) geography of the world in the geologic past.
Synonyms
• paleogeomorphology
• palaeogeomorphology
Source: Wiktionary
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