Several efforts were made in this direction, and though not all of them survive to this day, the Brown & Sharpe wire gage system was eventually adopted as the American standard and is still in common use today.

Several organizations, such as the American Association of Variable Star Observers and Center for Backyard Astrophysics, exist to help coordinate these contributions.

Several editions featuring Newton's first three stanzas and the verse previously included by Harriet Beecher Stowe in Uncle Tom's Cabin were published by Excell between 1900 and 1910, and his version of " Amazing Grace " became the standard form of the song in American churches.

Several of the buildings on the Brown campus from its founding 18th century period through the 20th century offer fine representation of the Georgian style of American colonial era architecture.

Several major North American drainage basins and many minor ones share a common border with the Columbia River's drainage basin.

Several liberals, including Adam Smith and Richard Cobden, argued that the free exchange of goods between nations could lead to world peace, a view recognised by such modern American political scientists as Dahl, Doyle, Russet, and O ' Neil.

Several Amerindians | American Indian-style drums for sale at the National Museum of the American Indian.

Several books after the middle of the 20th century contributed to the rise of American environmentalism ( as distinct from the longer-established conservation movement ), especially among college and university students and the more literate public.

Several countries charged Italian studios with exceeding the boundaries of acceptability with their late-1970s Nazi exploitation films, inspired by American movies such as Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS.

Several years later he emigrated to Ohio and became an American citizen in 1944.

Several hundred more were probably caught by American and European whalemen in the Sea of Okhotsk from the 1840s to the early 20th century.

Several times since 1995, the American Shakespeare Center has mounted repertories that included both Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, with the same actors performing the same roles in each ; in their 2001 and 2009 seasons the two plays were " directed, designed, and rehearsed together to make the most out of the shared scenes and situations ".

His critically acclaimed book Lyrics on Several Occasions of 1959, an amalgam of autobiography and annotated anthology, is an important source for studying the art of the lyricist in the golden age of American popular song.

Several American football players have followed Kemp to Congress: Steve Largent, J. C. Watts, and Heath Shuler.

Several songs from the album received regular airplay on major North American rock stations, with Hatfield's song " My Sister " becoming the biggest hit of her career, with a # 1 placing on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and the video becoming an MTV staple.

Several key events occurred, which raised public awareness of the New Age subculture: the production of the musical Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical ( 1967 ) with its opening song " Aquarius " and its memorable line " This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius "; publication of Linda Goodman's best-selling astrology books Sun Signs ( 1968 ) and Love Signs ( 1978 ); the release of Shirley MacLaine's book Out on a Limb ( 1983 ), later adapted into a television mini-series with the same name ( 1987 ); and the " Harmonic Convergence " planetary alignment on August 16 and 17, 1987, organized by José Argüelles at Sedona in the U. S. state of Arizona.

Several features of the American justice system tend to promote plea bargaining.

Several times since 1995, the American Shakespeare Center has mounted repertories that included both Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, with the same actors performing the same roles in each ; in their 2001 and 2009 seasons the two plays were " directed, designed, and rehearsed together to make the most out of the shared scenes and situations ".

Several notable American craft brewers use his equipment: Geary's Brewing, Shipyard, and Middle Ages Brewing Company to name a few.

Several months later, when Tesla had finished the work and asked to be paid, he said that Edison replied, " When you become a full-fledged American you will appreciate an American joke.

Several of these Forty-Eighters went on to become Civil War soldiers, the great majority in the Union Army, and American politicians.

** Several Soviet surface-to-air missiles shoot down an American Lockheed U-2 spy plane.

* Several stories written by the Danish author Karen Blixen ( or Isak Dinesen ) take place in Helsingør, including " The Supper at Elsinore " in her first published volume of stories, Seven Gothic Tales.

Several other names for related or similar dishes existed in Europe, such as the 13th century Danish hwit moos (" white mush "), the Anglo-Norman blanc desirree (" white Syrian dish ") and Dutch calijs ( from Latin colare, " to strain ").

Several disaster films have also been made: released during the turbulence of World War I, the Danish feature film The End of the World revolves around the near-miss of a comet which causes fire showers and social unrest in Europe.

Several other songs on the album, " Vanlose Stairway ", " She Gives Me Religion ", and the instrumental, " Scandinavia " show the presence of a new personal muse in his life: a Danish public relations agent, who would share Morrison's spiritual interests and serve as a steadying influence on him throughout most of the 1980s.

Several towns in Stanislaus and other counties along the Stanislaus River, including Turlock, Valley Home, and Ripon, were founded and settled by immigrants from Danish, Dutch, German-speaking areas where Stanislaus is a typical surname and masculine given name, and like Estanislao, a variation of Stanley.

Several collections of his work have been published in translation in Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish, Dutch, Frisian, Japanese and German.

Several Ewald poems are Danish classics.

Several Danish parties label themselves popular parties ( folkeparti ).

Several Danish castles and fortresses were then taken by Hanse forces for fifteen years, in order to secure the implementation of the peace conditions.

Several clubs were interested in buying Molnar, including Danish club AGF, English club Chelsea FC, French club Olympique Lyonnais and Standard Liège from Belgium.

Several of the scenes in the movie depicting biblical accounts are near identical matches to the artistic appearance of corresponding paintings done by Danish artist Carl Bloch.

Several smaller Danish and Norwegian boats immediately attacked Podargus and Flamer.

Several scholars have proposed that Proto-Norse also had a separate pitch accent, which was inherited from Proto-Indo-European and has evolved into the tonal accents of modern Swedish and Norwegian, which in turn have evolved into the stød of modern Danish.

Several of the place names in the area are also Saxon or Danish in origin.

Several major Danish motorways intersect in Kolding municipality.

Several diplomats acted as mediators: The host, Pomeranian duke Johann Friedrich of Pomerania-Stettin, acted as head of the delegates sent by his emperor, Maximilian ; French envoy at the Danish court Charles Dancey, who had been heavily involved in the preparation of the congress, was also among the mediators ; Martin Kromer, bishop of Warmia ( Ermland ) and others were sent by the Polish king Sigismund Augustus ; August of Saxony attended in person.

Several designs, such as the Danish Hydrema 910, are based on a truck chassis with an armoured cab and a flail mounted behind on what would otherwise be the cargo space.

Several things were notable about this battle, in which Charles set the pattern for the remainder of his military career: first, he appeared where his enemies least expected him, while they were marching triumphantly home and far outnumbered him.

Several types of military bridging vehicles have existed through the years.

Several military engineering vehicles have been developed in various nations to achieve this task.

Several groups claim that the military base on Diego Garcia has been used by the US government for transport of prisoners involved in the controversial extraordinary rendition program, an allegation formally reported to the Council of Europe in June 2007.

Several communist countries supported the guerrillas with weapons and military training.

* 1964 – Martyrs ' Day: Several Panamanian youths try to raise the Panamanian flag on the U. S .- controlled Panama Canal Zone, leading to fighting between U. S. military and Panamanian civilians.

Several experienced commanders who fought in the British military in World War II joined Pakistan Armed Forces giving it professionalism, experience and leadership.

Several Puerto Ricans became notable commanders, five have been awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration in the United States, also several Puerto Ricans have attained the rank of General or Admiral, which requires a Presidential nomination and Senate confirmation.

Several large US military installations were located in the nearby area, with Hardy Barracks probably the most significant ( the US Embassy Housing Compound, Hardy Barracks Recreational Lodging, Stars and Stripes office and heliport are still there ).

Several sources claim that during his studies he was more interested in religion than joining the military.

Several German military orders in both world wars had grades adorned with crossed swords, e. g. Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords ( mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern ), and so was the British Order of Merit when awarded for military achievements.

Several other historians of the Zulu, and the Zulu military system however, affirm the mobility rate of up to 50 miles per day.

Several months were spent with Commandos touring the country disarming military outposts.

Several western sources reported that the Qing dynasty Imperial Chinese military under the direction of Li Hongzhang acquired " Electric torpedoes ", which were deployed in numerous waterways along with fortresses and numerous other modern military weapons acquired by China.

* January 27 – Several explosions at a military dump in Lagos, Nigeria kill more than 1, 000.

Several classified military payloads were also carried.

Several military derivatives took precedence in the Soviet design process, though they never came to pass.

Several other countries also provided military assistance to Uganda.

Several members of the Argentine military junta have been found to be P2 members, such as Raúl Alberto Lastiri, Argentina's interim president from July 13, 1973 until October 12, 1973, Emilio Massera, part of Jorge Videla's military junta from 1976 to 1978, and José López Rega, the infamous founder of the Argentine Anticommunist Alliance (" Triple A ").

Several clinical and epidemiological studies conducted in the United States and in the United Kingdom have investigated the occurrence of MCS in military personnel deployed to the Persian Gulf during the 1990s.

Several other military memorials were built in the area.