Historically, astronomy has included disciplines as diverse as astrometry, celestial navigation, observational astronomy, and the making of calendars, but professional astronomy is nowadays often considered to be synonymous with astrophysics.

Historically the term mathematicus was used to denote a person proficient in astrology, astronomy, and mathematics.

Historically, the zenith of naked-eye astronomy was the work of Tycho Brahe ( 1546 – 1601 ).

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, the left bank is more developed.

Historically, in Canada, whisky that had some rye grain added to the mash bill to give it more flavour came to be called “ rye ”.

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, electronics labs have consisted of electronics devices and equipment located in a physical space, although in more recent years the trend has been towards electronics lab simulation software, such as CircuitLogix, Multisim, and PSpice.

Historically, the classical thermodynamics definition developed first, and it has more recently been extended in the area of non-equilibrium thermodynamics.

Historically most of the music published in Esperanto has been in various folk traditions ; in recent decades more rock and other modern genres has appeared.

Historically, manufacturing tended to be more open to international trade and competition than services.

Historically, mycology was a branch of botany because, although fungi are evolutionarily more closely related to animals than to plants, this was not recognized until a few decades ago.

Historically, the Christian church and lay-people have believed that more women than men are involved in paganism and witchcraft, which can be seen as far back as 1487 with the printing of the Malleus Maleficarum Several modern authors of Wiccan books state that, in current Wicca, the situation is the same.

Historically, the term “ priest ” has been more associated with the “ High Church ” or Anglo-Catholic wing, whereas the term “ minister ” has been more commonly used in “ Low Church ” or Evangelical circles.

Historically, slavery was institutionally recognized by many societies ; in more recent times slavery has been outlawed in most societies but continues through the practices of debt bondage, indentured servitude, serfdom, domestic servants kept in captivity, certain adoptions in which children are forced to work as slaves, child soldiers, and forced marriage.

Historically, Samaritans were a large community — up to more than a million in late Roman times, but were then gradually reduced to several tens of thousands a few centuries ago — their unprecedented demographic shrinkage has been a result of various historical events, including, most notably, the bloody suppression of the Third Samaritan Revolt ( 529 CE ) against the Byzantine Christian rulers, and mass conversion to Islam in the Early Muslim period of Palestine.

Historically significant towns and cities, such as Antioch, were created or renamed with more appropriate Greek names.

Historically, the term terrorism was used to refer to actions taken by governments against their citizens whereas now it is more often perceived as targeting of civilians as part of a strategy directed against governments.

Historically these have been regarded as " self-evident ", but more recently they are considered assumptions that characterize the subject of study.

Historically wood panels were used as the substrate, and more recently un-tempered masonite and modern composite boards have been employed.

Historically, woodworkers relied upon the woods native to their region, until transportation and trade innovations made more exotic woods available to the craftsman.

Historically, the people's awareness and acceptance of ethical norms was shaped far more by the pervasive influence of custom and usage of property and by inculcating moral precepts than by any formally enacted system of law.

Historically, the girdle extended from the waist to the upper thigh, though modern styles more closely resemble a tight pair of athletic shorts.

Historically, these kinds of " market socialist " systems attempt to retain state ownership of the commanding heights of the economy, such as heavy industry, energy, and infrastructure, while introducing decentralised decision making and giving local managers more freedom to make decisions and respond to market demands.

Historically, simulations used in different fields developed largely independently, but 20th century studies of Systems theory and Cybernetics combined with spreading use of computers across all those fields have led to some unification and a more systematic view of the concept.