Title page from "A treatise on the new and curious coffee tea and chocolate,” from 1684. These new imports to Europe changed European society by creating the culture of the coffee or tea house – a public place where people could discuss the events of the day. They also are, of course, stimulants that fueled some of the thinking of the scientific revolution and enlightenment.
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