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, archery has been used for hunting and combat, while in modern times, its main use is that of a recreational activity.

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, MLB had also used a 2-3 format in a best-of-5 series, but is rarely used.

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Historically, materials used in bicycles have followed a similar pattern as in aircraft, the goal being high strength and low weight.

Historically the term latten was used for such alloys.

Historically, the form of the gallery evolved during the 10th century from the increasingly long hallways which had earlier been used to surround the central sanctuary of a temple.

Historically, allegations of cannibalism were used by the colonial powers to justify the enslavement of what were seen as primitive peoples ; cannibalism has been said to test the bounds of cultural relativism as it challenges anthropologists " to define what is or is not beyond the pale of acceptable human behavior ".

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 it used to be possible to buy EPROMs with these register bits on the same chip.

Historically, it was widely used as a practice instrument and as an aid to composition, not being loud enough for larger performances.

Historically, a great number of coinage metals ( including alloys ) and other materials ( e. g. Porcelain ) have been used practically, artistically, and experimentally in the production of coins for circulation, collection, and metal investment, where bullion coins often serve as more convenient stores of assured metal quantity and purity than other bullion.

* Historically, valve amplifiers often used a class-A power amplifier simply because valves are large and expensive ; many class-A designs use only a single device.

Historically speaking, salt has been used as a meat preservative as salt promotes water excretion, thus working as a preservative.

Historically, several number bases have been used for representing floating-point numbers, with base 2 ( binary ) being the most common, followed by base 10 ( decimal ), and other less common varieties, such as base 16 ( hexadecimal notation ), as well as some exotic ones like 3 ( see Setun ).

Historically, the term ferromagnet was used for any material that could exhibit spontaneous magnetization: a net magnetic moment in the absence of an external magnetic field.

Historically, the term has also been used in some fields of computer science and information technology to denote the gibibyte, or ( 1024 < sup > 3 </ sup > or 2 < sup > 30 </ sup >) bytes.

Historically the term GMT has been used with two different conventions, sometimes numbering hours starting at midnight and sometimes starting at noon.

Historically the term GMT has been used with two different conventions for numbering hours.

Historically, a marble or limestone edge runner mill, running on a limestone bed was used in Great Britain ; however, by the mid 19th century AD this had changed to either an iron shod stone wheel or a cast iron wheel running on an iron bed.

Historically it has had many definitions, but there are three definitions in current use: the imperial gallon (≈ 4. 546 L ) which since metrication is used colloquially in the United Kingdom and semi-officially within Canada, the United States ( liquid ) gallon (≈ 3. 79 L ), and the lesser used US dry gallon (≈ 4. 40 L ).

Historically, its inhabitants were called Svear, whereof an English version is the Swea.

Historically, the early medieval cloister had several antecedents, the peristyle court of the Greco-Roman domus, the atrium and its expanded version that served as forecourt to early Christian basilicas, and certain semi-galleried courts attached to the flanks of early Syrian churches.

Historically, a version of the 454 cu in GM Big-Block engine for pickup trucks was also called the LE8.

* Historically, Rexism, Belgian French-speaking fascist political party, has advocated a version of corporatist identity centered on Belgian nationalism.

* Historically, Verdinaso, Belgian Dutch-speaking fascist political party, has advocated a version of corporatist identity centered on Belgian nationalism.

Historically, silver plate was used to provide a cheaper version of items that might otherwise be made of silver, including cutlery and candlesticks.

Historically, as the wall version was mainly introduced through primary and secondary schools, despite its incredible popularity from the 1950s to 1970s in countries like Australia and New Zealand, it has experienced a gradual demise in many sections of these and certain other countries since those times.

His treatise, The Meaning and Use of Baptizing Philologically and Historically Investigated ( 1860 ), an appendix to the revised version of the Gospel by Matthew, is a valuable summary of the evidence for Baptist doctrine.

Historically, one of the first independently owned and managed airlines in the entire world that was to rebrand its flying in another larger airlines image and colour scheme was Air Alpes of France.

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, most states where the official religion is Buddhism have imposed capital punishment for some offenses.

Historically, the term originated in the mainframe field, where it had a well-defined meaning, very close to contemporary computer file.

Historically, where comparative psychology researches animal behaviour in the context of what is known about human psychology, ethology researches animal behaviour in the context of what is known about animal anatomy, physiology, neurobiology, and phylogenetic history.

Historically, the concept of fundamental group first emerged in the theory of Riemann surfaces, in the work of Bernhard Riemann, Henri Poincaré and Felix Klein, where it describes the monodromy properties of complex functions, as well as providing a complete topological classification of closed surfaces.

Historically Apex was the place where most Inuit lived when Iqaluit was a military site, and as such it was off − limits to anyone not working at the base.

His mother was Azubah Historically, his name has sometimes been connected with the Valley of Jehosaphat, where, according to Joel 3: 2, the god of Israel will gather all nations for judgment.

Historically, there have been cases where the term " nybble " was used for a set of bits fewer than 8, but not necessarily 4.

Historically, they have shown little interest in the central and southern parts of Namibia, where conditions do not suit their traditional way of life.

Historically PLCs were usually configured with only a few analog control loops ; where processes required hundreds or thousands of loops, a distributed control system ( DCS ) would instead be used.

Historically, one of the first topics in physics where statistical methods were applied was the field of mechanics, which is concerned with the motion of particles or objects when subjected to a force.

Historically these beliefs were notable in Early Modern Europe of the 14th to 18th century, where witchcraft came to be seen as a vast diabolical conspiracy against Christianity and accusations of witchcraft led to large-scale witch-hunts, especially in Germanic Europe.

Historically, in countries where Communist Parties were struggling to attain state power, the formation of wartime alliances with non-communist parties and wartime groups was enacted ( such as the National Liberation Front of Albania ).

Historically, many systems had a batch window where online subsystems were turned off and the system capacity was used to run jobs common to all data ( accounts, users, or customers ) on a system.

Historically some societies have enacted specific laws governing adoption where others have tried to achieve adoption through less formal means, notably via contracts that specified inheritance rights and parental responsibilities.

Historically, farms in the Western world included a small building termed the smokehouse, where meats could be smoked and stored.

Historically, a woman in England would assume her new husband's family name ( or surname ) after marriage, and this remains common practice in the United Kingdom today as well as in common law countries and countries where English is spoken, including Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands, Ireland, India, Philippines, the English-speaking provinces of Canada, and the United States.

Historically, many towns have been built on floodplain, where they are highly susceptible to flooding, for a number of reasons:

Historically, white footballs have been used in football games played at night so that the ball can be seen more easily ; however, this practice is no longer commonplace, as artificial lighting conditions have improved to the point where it is no longer necessary.

Historically, the castle is perhaps best known as the location where Mary, Queen of Scots, met her future husband Lord Darnley in 1565.

Historically the canal started at Farmer's Bridge Top Lock ( the real Farmer's Bridge Junction ), where it met the already existing Birmingham Canal Newhall Branch.

Historically, souqs were held outside of cities in the location where a caravan loaded with goods would stop and merchants would display their goods for sale.

Historically, cultures of honour exist in places where the economy is dominated by herding animals.