In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PTOLEMAIC
Ptolemaic
(adjective) of or relating to the geocentric Ptolemaic system; “in the Ptolemaic system of planetary motion the earth is fixed as the center of the universe with the sun and moon and planets revolving around it”
Ptolemaic
(adjective) of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ptol`e*ma"ic, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to Ptolemy, the geographer and astronomer. Ptolemaic system (Astron.), the system maintained by Ptolemy, who supposed the earth to be fixed in the center of the universe, with the sun and stars revolving around it. This theory was received for ages, until superseded by the Copernican system.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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