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.
STROBOSCOPE
stroboscope, strobe, strobe light
(noun) scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
stroboscope (plural stroboscopes)
Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals.
A lamp that produces short bursts of light that synchronizes with a camera shutter for photographing fast-moving objects.
A photograph produced by such a machine.
Source: Wiktionary
Strob"o*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope.]
1. An instrument for studying or observing the successive phases of a periodic or varying motion by means of light which is periodically interrupted.
2. An optical toy similar to the phenakistoscope. See Phenakistoscope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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