URANOMETRY

Etymology

Noun

uranometry (countable and uncountable, plural uranometries)

(astronomy, uncountable) The measurement of the constellations.

(astronomy, countable) A chart or catalogue of fixed stars, especially of stars visible to the naked eye.

Source: Wiktionary


U`ra*nom"e*try, n. Etym: [Gr. -metry.] (Astron.)

Definition: A chart or catalogue of fixed stars, especially of stars visible to the naked eye.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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