In the famous long scroll Along the River During the Qingming Festival painted by Zhang Zeduan ( 1085 – 1145 AD ) during the Song Dynasty ( 960 – 1297 AD ), a suanpan is clearly seen lying beside an account book and doctor's prescriptions on the counter of an apothecary's ( Feibao ).

Within a short while, he grasps what is at stake and warns the authorities that unless steps are taken immediately, the epidemic could kill off half the town's population of two hundred thousand within a couple of months .</ br > During the epidemic, Rieux heads an auxiliary hospital and works long hours treating the victims.

During his long reign, the central power and royal authority potentially weakened.

During the Exile many Jews were taken to Babylon, where the prophets told them to make their homes (), suggesting they would spend a long period of time there.

During the Summer, the hour long programme News 24 Sunday was broadcast both on BBC One and the BBC News Channel at 09: 00, to replace The Andrew Marr Show, which is off air.

During very long trips, it may be necessary to camp in the cave.

During her long productive life as an artist, she maintained her personal aesthetic and high standards against all distractions and countervailing forces.

During his long professional career, Alston significantly enriched the cultural life of Harlem.

During the second year of the plant's life, a long, leafy stem from 50 to 255 centimeters tall grows atop the roots of healthy plants.

Day said: " During this long, boring period, I used to while away a lot of time listening to the radio, sometimes singing along with the likes of Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller [...].

" During the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, the commander of the torpedo boat destroyer IJN Akatsuki described " being in command of a destroyer for a long period, especially in wartime ... is not very good for the health.

During subsequent questioning, Morgan claimed a long history of drug and alcohol use, along with blackouts and memory lapses.

During the reign of Nero he became superintendent of the city's water supply, but died not long afterwards, in 59 AD, having eaten himself to death, according to Hieronymus in the Chronicon of Eusebius.

During the long cruise periods of the mission, spacecraft operations are essentially suspended.

During his minority as her ward, one third of his estate had already reverted to the Crown, much of which Elizabeth had long since settled on Robert Dudley.

During El Niño years, Guam's chance of a tropical cyclone impact is one-third of the long term average.

During breakfast at dawn, Granger ( leader of the group of wandering intellectuals ) discusses the legendary phoenix and its endless cycle of long life, death in flames, and rebirth, adding that the phoenix must have some relation to mankind, which constantly repeats its mistakes, but that man has something the phoenix doesn't.

During Frederick's long stays in Italy, the German princes became stronger and began a successful colonization of Slavic lands.

During the announcement Lynch said " I feel like I have the passion and the energy to keep doing this work for a long, long time, but democracy demands periodic change.

During his years in Cornwall, he wrote long letters to Boulton several times per week.

During these disorders, the Council of State still assembled at the usual place and the " Lord President Bradshaw John Bradshaw ( judge ), who was present, though by long sickness very weak and much extenuated, yet animated by his ardent zeal and constant affection to the common cause, upon hearing Col Syndenham's justifications of the proceedings of the army in again disrupting parliament, stood up and interrupted him, declaring his abhorrence of that detestable action, and telling the council, that being now going to his God, he had not patience to sit there to hear his great name so openly blasphemed ; and thereupon departed to his lodgings, and withdrew himself from public employment.

During this period in the 15th and 16th centuries, the Ottoman Empire entered a long period of conquest and expansion, extending its borders deep into Europe and North Africa.

During this long trip he collected many plants and animals.

During the greater part of Jefferson's career he enjoyed the close collaboration of a fellow Virginian, James Madison, eight years his junior.

During his college career, Dr. Clark was captain of his basketball team and was a football letterman.

During his career he also spent time writing works for opera houses in Venice, Rome, and Paris.

During his post-ABBA career Andersson won four Swedish Grammis awards, and together with Ulvaeus received the " Special International " Ivor Novello award from ' The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters ', twice " The Music Export Prize " from the Swedish Ministry of Industry and Trade ( 2008 ), as well as the " Lifetime Achievement " award from the Swedish Music Publishers Association ( SMFF ).

During her career in show business, Bardot starred in 47 films, performed in numerous musical shows, and recorded 80 songs.

During the early years of his career he produced several drawings and additional contributions for Target: The Political Cartoon Quarterly.

During the latter part of his career, Lancaster left adventure and acrobatic movies behind and portrayed more distinguished characters.

During Comic-Con 2010, it was revealed that Campbell would be the star of a Burn Notice made-for-television prequel focusing on Sam's Navy SEAL career, titled Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe.

During his career with the Panthers, Capers finished with an overall record of 31 – 35 ( including the playoffs ) and one division title.

During his early journalism career, Marker became increasingly interested in filmmaking and experimented with photography in the early 1950s.

During his 22-year baseball career ( 1890 – 1911 ), he pitched for five different teams.

During the late 1920s and early 1930s Eisenhower's career in the post war army stalled somewhat, as military priorities diminished ; many of his friends resigned for high-paying business jobs.

During these early years in his career, Munch experimented with many styles, including Naturalism and Impressionism.

During his career he wrote poetry, prose, and stage plays ; his last novel was Kenelm Chillingly, which was in course of publication in Blackwood ’ s Magazine at the time of his death in 1873.

During his career as a director, he retained an early ambition to teach science, and after his career declined in the 1950s he made some educational TV films related to science subjects.

During the remainder of his career, he held the post of J. W.

During most of his career, Orwell was best known for his journalism, in essays, reviews, columns in newspapers and magazines and in his books of reportage: Down and Out in Paris and London ( describing a period of poverty in these cities ), The Road to Wigan Pier ( describing the living conditions of the poor in northern England, and the class divide generally ) and Homage to Catalonia.

During her career at the Grand Guignol, Maxa's characters were murdered more than 10, 000 times in at least 60 different ways and raped at least 3, 000 times.

During his second year at university, Himmler redoubled his attempts to pursue a military career.

During a film career of almost thirty years, he appeared in 75 feature films.

During his career he was nominated for several awards including the BAFTA award for best foreign actor in 1952 for The African Queen and three Academy Awards.

During his career, Aaron performed at a consistently high level for an extended period of time.