Previous definitions of chemical quantity involved Avogadro's number, a historical term closely related to the Avogadro constant.

Previous use of similar terms are of unknown significance, although some strongly feel that they are evidence of the historical continuity of the term and the people as a linguistic unit since early times.

" Previous to the Cole's edition a history buff or student either had to pay a premium for the original edition if it could be found, have access to the rare book collection at a major library, or buy an expensive limited edition reprint from one of the historical societies or university presses.

Previous views of science as separate from the mundane or vulgar aspects of practical life — the disembodiment of the scientific mind from its context — were becoming less attractive than a view that science and scientists were increasingly embedded in the world in which they worked.

Previous first-person perspective games of the era used precomputed views, such as The Sentinel, or fixed-perspective graphics, such as Phantom Slayer.

Previous palaeo-artists had often produced speculative works reflecting 19th century views of large dinosaurs as lethargic reptiles akin to giant lizards with sprawling limbs, but Burian convincingly painted them as active animals with parasagittal ( mammal or bird-like ) limb-movement and musculature.

Previous versions of Paint would display an error message if a user tried to paste more text than there was room for.

Previous Manukau City mayor Barry Curtis tried to discourage use of the name because of its negative connotations.

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Previous motorcycle production at Sachsenring had been under the aegis of AWZ ( Auto-Werke Zwickau ).

Previous dating of some Kiore ( Polynesian rat ) bones at 50-150 CE has now been shown to have been unreliable ; new samples of bone ( and now also of unequivocally rat-gnawed woody seed cases ) match the 1280 CE date of the earliest archaeological sites and the beginning of sustained, anthropogenic deforestation.

Previous estimates had placed the age of the canyon at 5 to 6 million years.

In later life, Heath's peculiar accent – with its " strangulated " vowel sounds, combined with his non-Standard pronunciation of " l " as " w " and " out " as " eout " – was satirised by the Monty Python's Flying Circus in the audio sketch " Teach Yourself Heath " ( originally recorded for their 1972 LP Monty Python's Previous Record but not released at the time ).

Previous research on the role of endorphins in producing runner's high questioned the mechanisms at work, their data possibly demonstrated that the " high " comes from completing a challenge rather than as a result of exertion.

Previous record holders include Gibson, Titan and George however the current record holder is a black Great Dane named Zeus who stands at the shoulder.

Previous attempts at settlement of Australia ’ s northern coast at Fort Dundas, Raffles Bay and Port Essington had already failed.

Previous to Taylor's bridge, in 1864, Harry Rickets built and operated a ferry at this location and so this area of crossing at the Snake River was already known as Eagle Rock to those that did business or that traveled on the Montana Trail.

Previous attempts at bringing large-scale residential development north of the air station were defeated after protests from long-time citizens and environmental advocacy groups.

Previous to that there were already operating control points at which trains could just transfer from one track to another on the same route, but they were considered as junctions ( Abzweigstelle ).

Previous attempts at waterjet propulsion had very short lifetimes, generally due to the inefficient design of the units and the fact that they offered few advantages over conventional propellers.

Previous to 2001, the salary cap was set at $ 200, 000 per year.

Previous composer festivals at the Academy have been devoted to the work of Witold Lutosławski, Michael Tippett, Krzysztof Penderecki, Olivier Messiaen, Hans Werner Henze, Luciano Berio, Elliott Carter, as well as Academy graduates, Alfred Schnittke, György Ligeti, British and American film composers, Franco Donatoni, Galina Ustvolskaya, Arvo Pärt, György Kurtág and Mauricio Kagel.

Previous to being cast in the film, he had met Lynch several times at Hollywood eatery Musso & Frank Grill that they both frequented.

Previous events took place during the winter at the Spectrum and two times on June 4, 2011 and June 12, 2010.

Previous performers at the arts centre include the comedians Jenny Eclair, Clive James, Dave Gorman and Barry Cryer and the musicians Midge Ure and Steve Harley.

Previous observations suggested that they are primarily nocturnal, but a field study on two radio-collared specimens revealed arrhythmic activity patterns dominated by crepuscular and diurnal activity peaks, with much less activity late at night.

Previous campaigns, due in part to the party's few resources and, in part, to the party's constitutional straitjacket, had been characterized by policy and spokespeople operating, at best, province-by-province and, at worst, riding-by-riding.

Previous to his arrest and jailing, McKevitt resided at Beech Park, Blackrock, County Louth.

Previous attempts at gas diffusion failed due to impurities in the diffusion barrier alloys causing corrosion of the apparatus by the uranium hexafluoride gas used in the process.

Previous research has looked at the consequences of self-handicapping and have suggested that self-handicapping leads to a more positive mood ( at least in the short term ) or at least guards against a drop in positive mood after failure.

Previous leader Jim Harris was first elected to the office with over 80 % of the vote and the support of the leaders of all of the provincial level Green parties.

Previous study by EWG in 2003 published test results showing that the average level of fire-retardants in breast milk from 20 American mothers was 75 times higher than the average levels measured in Europe.

Previous generations of poets had sung the beauties of the Albanian mountains and the sacred traditions of the nation, whereas Migjeni now opened his eyes to the harsh realities of life, to the appalling level of misery, disease and poverty he discovered all around him.

Previous redevelopment schemes in Newark, such as the Gateway Center had all involved skyways that connected all the main office buildings to Newark Penn Station above street level, further segregating the city.

Previous versions of the specification had provisions to encode discs at the byte stream level, or the magnetic domain level.

Previous high scores include 28, 722, reached at level 72 by James Stephens, 29, 403, reached by Robert Bornhijm of Boulder, Colorado, 36, 412 reached at level 48 by Adam Rothman and 49, 294 at level 70 by Jon Dieterman.

Previous to this time, this area would have been referred to as physiological chemistry.

Previous to the establishment, the area that was to become the town had also been called German Flatts.

Previous experiences had demonstrated that till ( boulder clay ), rather than just sand or clay, was the best primary material for a structure like the Afsluitdijk, with the added benefit that till was in plentiful supply in the area ; it could be retrieved in large quantities by simply dredging it from the bottom of the Zuiderzee.

Previous post offices in the area were called Tuality Plains and Tualatin, with Forest Grove adopted on December 31, 1858.

Previous to both Colony and British rule the southern area of Rhode Island, encompassing Westerly, Charlestown, Richmond, and Hopkinton was inhabited and ruled by the Narragansett Indian Tribe.

Previous to this, most youngsters would skate in the town centre, or in the market area, much to the annoyance of residents and the local police.

Previous archaeological surveys and amateur finds indicated that it was likely that the Beothuk had lived in the area prior to European encounter.

Previous fires already destroyed the Honmaru area containing the old donjon ( which itself burned in the 1657 Meireki fire ).

Previous messages have cheered on England in the World Cup, proclaimed the cinema to be the ninth wonder of the world, after King Kong, and even joked about other cinemas in the area.

( Previous cases in this area, such as Stanton v. Stanton, had used only the " rational basis " test ).

Previous to this, many of Bushbury's population was employed at either the Electric Construction Company, or one of the railway companies operating nearby in the Gorsebrook area.

Previous to this urban development, the Lakeshore East area had been used by Illinois Central Railroad yards.

Yuxi was once the core area of Yunnan Province during the Previous Qin Dynasty ( period before 221 BC ).

Previous businesses in and around the main commercial area include Top Video ( burnt down in 1995 ), Video Ezy, State Bank ( which closed in the 90s and is now a medical centre and pharmacy ), a fruit and vegetable market and a liquor store next to the supermarket ( now both furniture stores ), Franklins supermarket ( now IGA ), a newsagency next to the railway station ( later a cafe until an explosion closed it ), a photo shop ( now a discount store ).

Previous to the SkyTrain, " Surrey Central " was a bus loop known as " Whalley Exchange " as the area was and is still commonly known today as " Whalley ".

Previous generations of photolithographic equipment used to expose the entire wafer at once: a stepper, working on a limited area, is capable of higher resolution.

Previous to 1998, the station only targeted the Ames, Iowa area and was known as " Hot 107 KCCQ " and before that " 107 KCCQ Ames ' Hot FM ".

Previous flyovers of the area revealed a number of cars derailed in various states of damage, but it is as yet unknown the amount or types of hazardous materials that are involved.

Previous flyovers of the area revealed a number of cars derailed in various states of damage, but it is as yet unknown the amount or types of hazardous materials that were involved.