Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using physical laws.

Historically, others have titled their appellate court a court of errors ( or court of errors and appeals ), on the premise that it was intended to correct errors made by lower courts.

Historically, her cult in Greece was imported from, or influenced by, the cult of Astarte in Phoenicia.

Historically, it was of particular relevance to sailing warships which used them to outmaneuver opponents when the wind had dropped but might be used by any vessel in confined, shoal water to place it in a more desirable position, provided she had enough manpower.

Historically, the coast around Königsberg in Prussia was the world's leading source of amber.

Historically, the size of farms and landed estates in the United Kingdom was usually expressed in acres ( or acres, roods, and perches ), even if the number of acres was so large that it might conveniently have been expressed in square miles.

Historically, the blót was an event that focused on a communal sacrifice at various times of the year for a number of purposes.

Historically, it was often sung as a sea chanty.

Historically, before the advent of widespread digital technology, ASP was the only method by which to manipulate a signal.

Historically, the use of two guns at once, one in each hand, is most associated with the American Old West, where revolvers holding only six rounds of ammunition were the highest capacity handguns available and reloading was a slow process.

Historically carving was a male art and leadership attribute ; in today ’ s world it is an art of both sexes.

Historically, the star was frequently used in celestial navigation in the maritime trade, because it is listed as one of the 57 navigational stars.

Historically, a byte was the number of bits used to encode a single character of text in a computer and for this reason it is the basic addressable element in many computer architectures.

Historically, the First Army was the most politically significant because of Rio de Janeiro's position as the nation's capital through the 1950s.

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Historically, doppelbock was high in alcohol and sweet, thus serving as " liquid bread " for the monks during times of fasting, when solid food was not permitted.

Historically the term latten was used for such alloys.

Historically, directors ' duties have been owed almost exclusively to the company and its members, and the board was expected to exercise its powers for the financial benefit of the company.

Historically, this proceeded from the labours of Jean de Launoy ( 1603 – 1678 ), " le dénicheur des saints ", and Louis Sébastien le Nain de Tillemont, who had shown the falsity of numerous lives of the saints ; while theologically it was produced by the Port Royal school, which led men to dwell more on communion with God as contrasted with the invocation of the saints.

Historically, cryptography was split into a dichotomy of codes and ciphers ; and coding had its own terminology, analogous to that for ciphers: " encoding, codetext, decoding " and so on.

Historically, in Europe, a city was understood to be an urban settlement with a cathedral.

Historically, this was often a promise to exchange the money for precious metals in some fixed amount.

Historically, when Capoeira was still prohibited this toque was used to alert capoeiristas that the police was coming, so they could escape before the practice being discovered.

Historically, however, Dublin's economy was based on the local cotton, corn, and soybean trades, which blossomed as the town's central location enabled it to thrive with the growth of the railroad.

Historically, Tupelo served as a regional transportation hub, primarily due to its location at a railroad intersection.

Historically until 2003 / 2004, the village railroad crossing was unique only like one other location in the United States in that four different sets of railroad tracks ran through the village and crossed at one point.

Historically, the wheels on railroad cars used sleeve bearings packed with waste or loose scraps cotton or wool fiber soaked in oil, then later used solid pads of cotton.

Historically, in the United States of America the term railroad, especially when used in a company name, implies a conventional rail system and railway implies a street railway ( tramway ), also known as a streetcar or light rail line.

Historically, Svinevoll was a transportation hub for materials like timber and farm goods such as milk and corn, thanks to the railroad that linked Svinevoll to other larger cities.

Historically, the small Härjapea River flowed from Lake Ülemiste through the town into the sea, but the river was diverted for sewage in the 1930s and has since completely disappeared from the cityscape.

Historically, the town originated as the ancient Mylae, an outpost of Zancle, occupied before 648 BC, perhaps as early as 716 BC.

Historically Hereford has been the county town of Herefordshire.

Historically, the town had a politically radical tendency, being involved in several events of note on the national stage, and was defended by its own castle.

Historically, coroners were not all physicians ( most often serving primarily as the town mortician ).

Orpington is a suburban town and electoral ward in the London Borough of Bromley ( Historically in Kent ).

Historically, the name of the town has changed due to political circumstances, Hungnod ( 1265 ), Huniad ( 1278 ), Hwnyadwar ( 1409 ), Vayda Hunyadi ( 1575 ).

Historically part of Lancashire, the town is located in the Furness area, close to the Lake District, and just north of Morecambe Bay and neighboured by Swarthmoor, Pennington and Rosside.

Historically, Methuen had a town meeting-selectmen form of government and was known as the Town of Methuen until it adopted a charter replacing its traditional town meeting and selectmen with a council and manager.

Historically, the economy of the city was based on agriculture and its status as a college town.

Historically, the name Minisink, which dates to the mid 17th century, has applied to a much larger area than the current town, running as far north as Minisink Ford, twenty miles northwest of present day Minisink, south to the Delaware Water Gap, thirty miles southwest of present day Minisink, and from the Kittatinny Ridge to the east to the Poconos to the west ( See ).

Historically the town was the center of the historical jurisdiction Grums Hundred, with its oldest seal stemming from 1617.

Historically, the town grew around the Royal Mansion that King Gustav Vasa had built in the 16th century.

Historically it was known for the peanut farms that surrounded the town.

Historically, Santa Fe was known as a sundown town.

Historically, the town was also known as Beelick Knob, a coal mining operation.

Historically the town was in the county of Suffolk.

Historically Cleveland, as a geographic area within the North Riding of Yorkshire, was located entirely to the south of the River Tees and its largest town was Guisborough, until the rise of Middlesbrough in the 19th century.

Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, after undergoing a period of major growth in the 19th century as a mill town, Dewsbury went through a period of decline.

Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town has a total resident population of 14, 124.

Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Cleckheaton has a history as a mill town, like much of West Yorkshire, although this industry has now all but vanished.

Historically the town produced textiles.

Historically the county town of Berkshire, since 1974 it has been the seat of the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire.