The Importance Of Coffee In The Coffee Century

Long ago in the mid-1600s, a revolutionary and life-changing beverage was spreading across the globe. At this time it was becoming widely-popular in Western Europe especially in England. Back then, coffee did not taste how we’d expect it to taste - there was no Starbucks or Dunkin’ Donuts, and cream and sugar have not been discovered as a complement to coffee yet. People drank coffee in its crudest and most bitter form. This draws attention as to how it grew to become so popular and widely consumed. It is important to note that coffee was one of the supplements that pushed forth society into the modern era with its stimulating qualities and ability to bring together communities in coffee houses. English consumers during the 1600s would drink …show more content…
On one event in the London’s Grecian Coffeehouse, now known as the Devereau Court, depicts the significance of empirical science around 1700s when education became more specialized while universal learning diminished. On this event, Isaac Newton, Edmond Halley, and Han Sloane dissected a dolphin which had been caught on Thames, and soon after there was a large crowd of enthusiastic people watch in awe from the coffeehouse. This was the start of greater education and further scientific advancements. The coffeehouses in 17th century England were fertile environments that were necessary for the advancement in education, politics, literature, art, and