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.
SPECTROGRAPH
spectrogram, spectrograph
(noun) a photographic record of a spectrum
spectrograph
(noun) a spectroscope by which spectra can be photographed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
spectrograph (plural spectrographs)
A machine for recording spectra, producing spectrograms.
Source: Wiktionary
Spec"tro*graph, n. [Spectrum + graph.] (Physics) (a) An apparatus for photographing or mapping a spectrum. (b) A photograph or picture of a spectrum. -- Spec`tro*graph"ic (#), a. --Spec`tro*graph"ic*al*ly (#), adv. --Spec*trog"ra*phy (#), n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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