Following observation of the fact that the reaction rates of supposedly identical reaction mixtures prepared on the same filling manifold and exposed under identical conditions often differed by several hundred per cent, a systematic series of experiments was undertaken to see whether the difficulty could be ascribed to the method of preparing the chlorine, to the effects of oxygen or moisture or to the effect of surface to volume ratio in the reaction tubes.

Following Day was Woodbury who spoke of his disapproval of Brown's attempt at servile insurrection, his admiration of Brown's character, and his opposition to slavery.

Following his education at Balliol, Huxley was financially indebted to his father and had to earn a living.

Following his death and the organisational deterioration of his empire, Asia Minor was ruled by a series of Hellenistic kingdoms which came under Roman control two hundred years later.

Following his death and the breakup of his empire, Anatolia was ruled by a series of Hellenistic kingdoms, much of it being controlled by the Greek Seleucid Empire.

Following the lighter neptunium, plutonium, and heavier curium, americium was the fourth transuranium element to be discovered.

Following public demonstrations against Ter-Petrosyan's policies on Nagorno-Karabakh, the President resigned in January 1998 and was replaced by Prime Minister Robert Kocharyan, who was elected President in March 1998.

Following the nomination of Maximinus as emperor, Alexander was assassinated ( on either 18 or 19 March 235 ), together with his mother, in a mutiny of the Legio XXII Primigenia at Moguntiacum.

Following the 1831 Nat Turner slave rebellion, a state convention was called to pass a new constitution, including provisions to disfranchise free people of color.

Following Andrew's victory, the king was obliged to transfer the government of the Duchies of Croatia and Dalmatia to Andrew.

Following the formation of baseball's first professional organization, the National Association of Professional Baseball Players, which became known as the National Association, the Association, or NA, in 1871, Spalding joined the Boston Red Stockings ( precursor club to the modern Atlanta Braves ) and was highly successful ; winning 206 games ( and losing only 53 ) as a pitcher and batting. 323 as a hitter.

Following the decision, the Alphonsus site was considered the most likely candidate for Apollo 17, but was eventually rejected.

Following transposition and docking, the crew noticed the exterior surface of the Lunar Module was giving off particles from a spot where the LM's skin appeared torn or shredded ; at one point, Charlie Duke estimated they were seeing about five to ten particles per second.

Following the Glorious Revolution, the line of succession to the English throne was governed by the Bill of Rights 1689, which declared that the flight of James II from England to France during the revolution amounted to an abdication of the throne and that James ' son-in-law, ( and nephew ) William of Orange, and his wife, James ' daughter, Mary, were James ' successors, who ruled jointly as William III and Mary II.

Following Olivetti's 1985 cash injection into Acorn the machine was effectively sidelined.

Following a Viking raid in 994, a peace treaty was agreed with one of the raiders, Olaf Tryggvason.

Following this ruling, Alford petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, which upheld the initial ruling, and subsequently to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit which ruled that Alford's plea was not voluntary, because it was made under fear of the death penalty.

Following the Leipzig premiere, the opera was presented in Berlin in December 1931 at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm conducted by Alexander von Zemlinsky with Lotte Lenya as Jenny, Trude Hesterberg as Begbick, and Harald Paulsen as Jimmy.

Following the dispersal of the Seljuqs the town was occupied by the Sâhib Ata and then the Germiyanids.

Following the Berber Revolt of the 740s, the province was in a state of confusion, with the Muslim community torn by tribal dissensions among the Arabs and racial tensions between the Arabs and Berbers.

Following World War II, Bonn was in the British zone of occupation, and in 1949 became the capital of West Germany.

Following reform in 2005, which was prompted by takeover scandals, the bank has lost exclusive antitrust authority in the credit sector, which is now shared with Italy's Antitrust Authority.

Following Raft's departure, the studio gave Bogart the role of Roy Earl in the 1941 film High Sierra, which helped establish him as one of the studio's top stars ; following High Sierra, Bogart was also given a role in John Huston's successful 1941 remake of the studio's 1931 failure, The Maltese Falcon.

Following in his father's athletic footsteps, John Jr. won in 1947 the James E. Sullivan Award as the country's top amateur athlete.

Following Possessed, Crawford starred opposite Gable in the hit Dancing Lady ( 1933 ), in which she received top billing.

Following the exposure given to " Kayleigh " and its subsequent chart success, the album went to No. 1 in the United Kingdom, knocking Bryan Ferry off the top spot and holding off a challenge from Sting, who released his first solo album in the same week.

Following a 1 – 3 loss at Sporting Gijón on 2 November 2008, Numancia reached a total of 200 goals against in the top division, reaching 44th in the all-time list.

Long-serving Skilly Williams was Watford's first choice goalkeeper between 1914 and 1926. Following relegation to the Southern League Second Division in 1903, Watford appointed its first manager – former England international and First Division top scorer John Goodall.

Following Kent's departure in 1926, they finished 21st out of 22 clubs in 1926 – 27, but were unanimously re-elected to the league after a ballot of clubs in the top two divisions of The Football League.

Following the Union defeat at Wilson's Creek on August 10, 1861, the Union Army fell back to Rolla and began building an earthen fort on the top of a hill alongside the present Highway 63 about a mile from the Courthouse.

Following that week, the film lingered around the top 10 for 8 weeks before peaking at # 4 in its 22nd week ( the weekend after winning the Oscar ) ( increasing its weekend gross and theatre count by 306 % and nearly doubling its theatre count ) and spending 6 straight weeks in the weekend box office top 10.

Following this claim, on February 15, 2007 Taipei District Court ruled Thursday that President Chen Shui-bian must pay James Soong NT $ 3 million ( US $ 91, 183 ) in damages and apologize in the top three newspapers for his allegation that Soong met secretly with China's State Council Taiwan Affairs Office Director Chen Yunlin in 2005.

Following eight more years back in the Second Division, Wolves finally achieved a return to top division football in 1932, claiming the Second Division title and another promotion.

Following its release, Lust for Blood ranked at the top of Germany's DAC for four weeks ; the album's single release, " Wound ", ranked on the DAC's singles chart for eight weeks and held the # 1 position for four weeks.

Following her Sony Ericsson Open performance, Henin moved into the top 25 for the first time since her comeback.

Following the Ryder Cup, he significantly improved his condition in the fall of 1969 by losing in one month, and his game started to return to top form.

Following the addition of Selanne, the Mighty Ducks pushed for a playoff spot, winning 12 of their final 15 games, but finished the season ninth place in the West ( the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs ); they had an equal 78 points to the eighth-ranked Jets, but finished a spot below them by virtue of having less wins.

Following Delta and Delta Connection, the remaining of the top five largest carriers serving the airport are Southwest Airlines ( 12. 58 % market share ), United Airlines and United Express ( 4. 55 % market share ), American Airlines and American Eagle ( 2. 82 % market share ), and Frontier Airlines at ( 2. 08 % market share ).

Following the first Gulf War, the Air Guard ’ s senior leadership in the National Guard Bureau began to adapt their organization for the post-Cold War era in a series of far-reaching discussions with top echelon Air Force personnel, state officials, unit leaders, and members of Congress.

Following the completion of the regular season, the top 4 teams enter the play-off, which is held throughout May.

Following the First World War, the Met Office became part of the Air Ministry in 1919, the weather observed from the top of Adastral House ( where the Air Ministry was based ) giving rise to the phrase " The weather on the Air Ministry roof ".

Following the release of Alan Trammell as the manager of the Tigers on October 3, 2005, Leyland was immediately named a top contender to replace him for the 2006 season.

Following a successful season, in which he became the Bundesliga's top scorer, foreign clubs became interested in the striker, and in 1987 he was transferred to A. S. Roma, where he became a mainstay of the team and earned the nickname ' il tedesco volante ' ( the flying German ).

Following the 1972 and 1974 Summit Series, in which Canadian players from the NHL and World Hockey Association ( WHA ) competed against the top players from the Soviet Union, there was interest in a world hockey championship where each country could send its best players.

Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, and still a fugitive from his U. S. indictment in the 1998 Embassy bombings, Atef appeared on the initial list of the FBI's top 22 Most Wanted Terrorists, which was released to the public by President Bush on October 10, 2001.

Following the departure of Morecambe and Wise from the BBC in 1978, The Two Ronnies became the BBC's flagship light entertainment programme, regularly gaining the top viewing figures in the critical Christmas Day audience battle.