Following Fender's lead, Gibson released the first short scale violin-shaped electric bass with extendable end pin in 1953, allowing it to be played upright or horizontally.

Following Desargues ' thinking, the sixteen-year-old Pascal produced, as a means of proof, a short treatise on what was called the " Mystic Hexagram ", Essai pour les coniques (" Essay on Conics ") and sent it — his first serious work of mathematics — to Père Mersenne in Paris ; it is known still today as Pascal's theorem.

Following an operation to cure deafness, an abscess formed in his ear and burst ; he endured intense pain for a week and died at 2am on 18 January 1873 just short of his 70th birthday.

Following the short reign of Pertinax, several rivals for the emperorship emerged, including Septimius Severus and Clodius Albinus.

Following this short stint in the military, Ebbinghaus finished his dissertation on Eduard von Hartmann ’ s Philosphie des Unbewussten ( Philosophy of the Unconscious ), and received his doctorate on August 16, 1873, when he was 23 years old.

Following the Gutian period, there is a brief Sumerian renaissance in the 21st century, cut short in the 20th century BC by Amorite invasions, a Semitic people from the north east Levant who founded Babylon as an independent state in 1894 BC.

Following the collapse of the Ur-III dynasty at the hands of the Elamites ( 2002 BC traditional, 1940 BC short ), the Amorites gained control over most of Mesopotamia, where they formed a series of small kingdoms.

Following his marriage Albéniz settled in Madrid and produced a quantity of music in a relatively short period. By 1886 he had written over 50 piano pieces.

Following a series of screenings which he and the National Film Theatre programmer Karel Reisz organized for the venue of independently-produced short films by himself and others, he developed a philosophy of cinema which found expression in what became known, by the late-1950s, as the Free Cinema movement.

Following the 2011 election, Welsh Labour held exactly half of the seats in the Assembly, falling just short of an overall majority.

Following the notable but short reign of Rudolf IV ( the first to claim the title of Archduke of Austria ), his brothers Albert III and Leopold III split the realms in the Treaty of Neuberg in 1379.

Following the collapse of the last Sumerian " Ur-III " dynasty at the hands of the Elamites ( 2002 BC traditional, 1940 BC short ), the Amorites, another Semitic people, gradually gained control over most of southern Mesopotamia, where they formed a series of small kingdoms, while the Assyrians reasserted their independence in the north.

Following is short list of major philosophical movements, in rough chronological order:

Following her death, six of her short stories were adapted by Shaftesbury Films into the dramatic anthology series The Shields Stories.

Following the 1938 Our Gang short Came the Brawn, McFarland " retired " from Our Gang, beginning a personal appearance tour.

Following the defeat of the French army, Dewey escaped through Spain to Portugal, where he was interned for a short time.

Following the commercial failure of his novel The Tragic Muse, in 1890, James renounced novel writing and dedicated himself to short fiction and plays, which he described as related forms.

Following Zapata's death, the Liberation Army of the South slowly fell apart, his rebellion in the south soon fizzled and, in the short run, his ideals of land reform and fair treatment for Mexico's poor farmers were put to an end.

Following a short break, the group released " Being Nobody ", a mash-up of Chaka Khan's " Ain't Nobody " and The Human League's " Being Boiled ".

Following the first guest is a short segment to bridge two commercial breaks sequentially.

Following the capture of Little Rock by the Union Army in 1863, the Confederate government moved the state government offices to Hot Springs for short time, then ultimately based the state government out of Washington, making it the Capital of Arkansas from 1863-1865.

Following a short prison term for his involvement in the 1871 raid, O ' Neill became a land speculator and promoter of Irish settlement in Nebraska.

Following partial restoration, which saw the Trust working on the park, and Herefordshire Council, owners of the park, working on the canal, a short section at Aylestone was used for a boat rally in May 2011.

Following Harald's death in 1040, Harthacanute succeeded him for a short time, but as neither Harald nor Harthacanute left offspring, the throne was offered to Edward on Harthacanute's death in 1042.

Following Marmont at a short distance were further reinforcements, two Guard infantry divisions ( Friant and Curial ) under the command of Marshal Ney and with them was Napoleon himself.

Following a spell of unemployment, he joined the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ( KNIL ) in 1940, and studied in a Dutch-run military school in Gombong near Yogyakarta.

Following the expiration of his contract at Barcelona, Larsson returned to his hometown club of Helsingborg, and joined Manchester United on a brief loan spell between January and March 2007.

Following a short spell as a satellite of RAF Manston, it closed in 1940.

Following his resignation McLetchie had a short spell as a backbencher in the Parliament though he remained a prominent figure, his major successes from this period include his campaigns on free personal care and road pricing.

Following Ashley Mote ’ s imprisonment in September 2007 for fraud, Corbett called on the government to change the law which allowed the former UKIP MEP to be paid in full during his spell in jail.

Following his impressive drive in Monaco, and a short spell in Formula Two, Pryce was signed by Shadow as replacement for Brian Redman, who had in turn replaced the late Peter Revson.

Following his successful short spell with Tottenham, Saha reported that he was desperate to seal a long term deal at White Hart Lane, citing Harry Redknapp as a big factor in his upturn in form.

Following a spell in the short-lived Federal League, he went to the Reds.

Following that, she steals the Muo-Ping ( a sacred glass jar that contained Angel's soul ), fakes a replacement way of re-ensouling Angel, and casts a spell confusing Lorne's abilities so Angelus will be " accidentally " released by pretending to still be Angel.

Following this bad spell, the Warriors secured a much needed 13 – 0 victory over Newcastle at Sixways, before another six consecutive losses.

Following his injury spell at Olympiacos, LuaLua joined Qatari based club Al-Arabi on a one-year contract in July 2008.

Following a successful loan spell he signed a permanent contract at Stoke in December 2010.

Following a brief spell in Super League ( 2002 – 05 ), the club entered into Administration in 2007 and was later purchased by Steve O ' Connor, a local businessman, who had just sold his business to the Stobart Group.

Following a successful loan spell with Crewe Alexandra in the 1999 – 2000 season, Wright made his Liverpool debut in the 8 – 0 drubbing of Stoke City on 29 November 2000 in the League Cup, replacing Markus Babbel at half time.

Following this spell at AML, he returned to Ford in 1995, taking over as director of Service Engineering within the Customer Service Division, his time there being most noticeable for an early TV appearance in a combative appearance opposite Ann Robinson on the BBC's Watchdog programme, robustly defending Ford's handling of a safety recall campaign for brake servo assist pumps in its diesel car range.

Following a spell in Indonesia with Bandung he has since played in Non-league football for Daventry Town, Kidderminster Harriers and Chasetown.

Following his release, de la Cruz returned to Ecuador to play for FIFA World Club Cup runner-up LDU Quito, his third spell at the club.

Following the end of traveling in Australia, Wright opted to re-sign for Boston for a third spell on 3 February 2009, signing for new manager Steve Welsh.

Following a spell training with hometown club Middlesbrough and a trial with Crewe Alexandra, he re-signed with Inverness on a one-year contract on 29 July.

Following a brief spell on loan at Bury in 1992, where he made twelve appearances, he then broke into the City first team and went on to play 142 times, scoring 15 goals.

Following a brief spell in Ireland and the outbreak of War in the American Colonies the Regiment was sent to Canada to become a part of an Expedition under Major General John Burgoyne designed to divide the New England colonies from their neighbors to the south.

Following a spell of four seasons in the second division, Winterslag found its place again in the first division by winning the 1987 final round, one point ahead of Tongeren.

Following an unsuccessful two-season spell with the club, he returned to Dinamo Zagreb for the 2008 – 09 season.

Following his unsuccessful two-year spell with the Greek club, Butina decided to sign for the reigning Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb.