Earlier, the guilds of writers had denounced the printing press as " the Devil's Invention ", and were responsible for a 53-year lag between its invention by Johannes Gutenberg in Europe in c. 1440 and its introduction to the Ottoman society with the first Gutenberg press in Istanbul that was established by the Sephardic Jews of Spain in 1493 ( who had migrated to the Ottoman Empire a year earlier, escaping from the Spanish Inquisition of 1492.

Earlier documents dated at c. 1000 – 1004 show lands in this area known as Kyningesburg were granted by Wulfric, one of King Edward's ministers, to Elfhei, another Saxon nobleman.

Earlier ( c. 1772 ), he also invented windmill ' Spring sails ', which replaced the simple canvas designs previously used with sails made from a series of shutters that could be operated by levers, allowing windmill sails to be quickly and safely controlled in the event of a storm.

Earlier bishops included Peperius, who attended the Council of Nicaea ( 325 ); Saint Eusebius of Samosata, a great opponent of the Arians, killed by an Arian woman ( c. 380 ), honoured on 22 June ; Andrew, a vigorous opponent of Cyril of Alexandria and of the Council of Ephesus.

Earlier photo of Mary Bono, c. 2005

Earlier, Caithness had been intermittently held, presumably always as fief of Scotland, by the Norse Earls of Orkney, at least since the days of the childhood of Thorfinn Sigurdsson in c 1020, but possibly already several decades before.

Earlier texts ( c. 2200 BC ) seem to indicate that Meluhha is to the east, suggesting either the Indus valley or India.

Earlier, this woman had been so filled with a chaotic variety of introjects that at times, when she was in her room alone, it would sound to a passerby as though there were several different persons in the room, as she would vocalize in various kinds of voice.

Earlier this month Edward R. Murrow, director of the United States Information Agency, came to Hollywood and had dinner with more than 100 leaders of the motion picture industry.

Earlier than 900 CE progressing past the 13th century, the population complexes were a major center of culture for the Ancient Pueblo Peoples.

Earlier Pliny says that a large island of three days ' sail from the Scythian coast called Balcia by Xenophon of Lampsacus is called Basilia by Pytheas.

Earlier amnesties, requiring signed oaths and excluding certain classes of people, had been issued by Lincoln and by Johnson.

Earlier Andronikos III had effected the recovery of the islands of Lesbos and Chios from Martino Zaccaria in 1329 ( although the island remained under Benedetto III Zaccaria until 1330 ) and of Phocaea in 1334 from the last Genoese governor Domenico Cattaneo.

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Earlier models weren't fast enough for this to be a problem, and so it wasn't noticed until later model Spitfires like the Mk. IX started to appear.

Earlier in 870, Yaqub bin Laith as-Saffar, a local ruler from the Saffarid dynasty of Zaranj, Afghanistan, conquered most of present-day Afghanistan in the name of Islam.

Earlier still, racquets were made of wood.

Earlier in that season Lara scored six centuries in seven innings while playing for Warwickshire.

Earlier pens leaked or clogged because of incorrect viscosity of the ink, and depended on gravity to deliver the ink to the ball.

Earlier generations will remember other notable characters who have been phased out, such as Biffo the Bear and Lord Snooty.

Earlier in the history of chemistry substances were given name by their discoverer, which often led to some confusion and difficulty.

Earlier French demands for the country to hold a National Conference resulted in the gathering of 750 delegates representing political parties ( which were legalized in 1992 ), the government, trade unions and the army to discuss the creation of a pluralist democratic regime.

Earlier, Gongshan had approached Confucius to join him, which Confucius considered at first.

Earlier examples of bridging vehicles include a type in which a converted tank hull is the bridge.

Earlier in 1961, a Television Audience Measurement ( TAM ) showed that 75 % of available viewers ( 15 million ) tuned into Corrie and by 1964 the programme had over 20 million regular viewers, with ratings peaking on 2 December 1964, at 21. 36 million viewers.

Earlier in the year, 13-year-old Sarah-Louise Platt ( Tina O ' Brien ) had become pregnant and given birth to a baby girl, Bethany, on 4 June.

Earlier in the year, Alison Wakefield married Kevin Webster after discovering she was pregnant with his child.

Earlier, Dai had been involved with the Blue Shirts Society, a fascist-inspired paramilitary group within the Kuomintang, which wanted to expel Western and Japanese imperialists, crush the Communists, and eliminate feudalism.

Earlier censuses were taken in 1872 ( the first ), 1900, 1920, 1941, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1991, 2000 and 2010.

Earlier censuses were taken in 1869, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1921, 1930, 1950, 1961, 1970, 1980, 1991 and 2001.

Earlier, the classical geographer, Ptolemy notes " Apphana " as an island off the mouth of the Tigris ( which is, where the modern Island of Abadan is located ).

Earlier automobile engine development produced a much larger range of engines than is in common use today.

Earlier in the novel, in an intended rape at Shantytown ( Chapter 44 ), Scarlett is attacked by a black man and saved by another black man, Big Sam.

Earlier sanctuaries, whose dedication to Hera is less secure, were of the Mycenaean type called " house sanctuaries ".

Earlier it was stated that, " if plasma is pushed hard enough, it generates electric fields which allow it to move in response to the push, often ( not always ) deforming the magnetic field in the process.

A similar thing is found in England, where the preponderance of elongated microliths, as opposed to other frequently occurring forms, has permitted the Mesolithic to be separated into two phases: the Earlier Mesolithic of about 8300 – 6700 BCE, or the ancient and laminar Mesolithic, and the Later Mesolithic, or the recent and geometric Mesolithic.

Earlier Pliny says that a large island of three days ' sail from the Scythian coast called Balcia by Xenophon of Lampsacus is called Basilia by Pytheas.

Earlier ( I. i ), Boniface VIII is also mentioned for his role in sending Charles of Valois to Florence in 1300 to end the feud between the Black and White Guelphs.

Earlier cell cycle checkpoints such as post-restriction point check between G < sub > 1 </ sub > phase and S phase similarly involve proteasomal degradation of cyclin A, whose ubiquitination is promoted by the anaphase promoting complex ( APC ), an E3 ubiquitin ligase.

Earlier in the decade, Congo's major employer was the state bureaucracy, which had a payroll of 80, 000, which is enormous for a country of Congo's size.

Earlier Egyptian myths imply that the sun is within the lioness, Sekhmet, at night and can be seen reflected in her eyes or that it is within the cow, Hathor during the night, being reborn each morning as her son ( bull ).

Earlier it was providing triple play services to free zones areas under the name Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company ( EITC ) ( Which is still its legal name ).

Earlier, in Abraham's days, the city is said to be under Hittite control.

Earlier in the film, Pee-Wee chains his bicycle to a smiling animatronic clown statue ; when the bicycle is stolen, Pee-Wee imagines the clown's smile changing to a grimace as it utters a menacing cackle.

Earlier schools of economic thought proposed a third type of free good: resources that are so abundant in nature that there is enough for everyone to have as much as they want.

Earlier in the film, Mulan was declared unfit for marriage, but this is not the case with her budding romance with Li Shang.

Earlier in the film, Mulan was declared unfit for marriage, but this is not the case with her budding romance with Li Shang.

" Earlier the deputy mayors were on the castle of the Counts of Hainaut, and now it is only the conciergerier, Saint-Calixte chapel and some underground rooms and the chamber.

Earlier that same year, in February, Brin was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering, which is " among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer ... honors those who have made outstanding contributions to engineering research, practice ...".

Earlier on, at the South Carolina Assembly in Charleston, he is one of the twelve out of forty to vote against a levy for the Continental Army.

Earlier Rohirrim had names in Gothic, which is the oldest Germanic language recorded.