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 American and Danish military bases are located in Greenland, including the US Thule Air Base.

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 later artists or scholars both created art and wrote about the creation of it.

Several primarily freestyle artists released ballads during the 1980s and early 1990s that crossed over to the pop charts and charted higher than their previous work.

Several of these were younger artists, eager to learn and mimic Anguissola's distinctive style.

Several of these artists, like Roberto Matta ( by his own description ) " remained close to Surrealism.

Several artists have referred to the Bangles in their own songs.

Several notable music artists died of unnatural causes in the 1980s.

Several music factions wanted to claim the Jordan sound as its own and encouraged him to follow in the track of other artists.

" Several artists have signed the Act, including Buju Banton, Beenie Man, Sizzla and Capleton, but have later denied making any commitment to stop promoting homophobia.

Several other artists and their teams of assistants were already at work on different rooms, many painting over recently completed paintings commissioned by Julius's loathed predecessor, Alexander VI, whose contributions, and arms, Julius was determined to efface from the palace.

Several artists of the Mannerist and Flemish schools practiced their art in the city.

Several artists worked on the crosses, as the " Expense Rolls " of the Crown show, with some of the work being divided between the main figures, sent from London, and the framework, made locally.

Several globally recognised artists including Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison and David Gray have guitars made by Avalon in Newtownards.

Several artists have also produced a large amount of notable work for Vertigo, several ( Steve Dillon, Pia Guerra, Eduardo Risso and Darick Robertson ) mainly producing lengthy runs on individual creator-owned titles ( in Guerra's case, Y: The Last Man makes up around 80 % of her output to date ), but others on a number of titles.

Several Bathory tribute albums have been compiled by black metal artists, one of which was titled In Conspiracy with Satan: A Tribute to Bathory.

Several artists left SST in the late 1980s.

Several artists formerly on the label, including Sonic Youth and the Meat Puppets, sued SST to reclaim their master recordings, claiming unpaid royalties.

Several prominent musical artists and groups have spent most of their musical careers performing theme songs and composing soundtracks for visual media.

Several artists impressions exist of an aircraft named the " DC-10 Twin " or DC-X which McDonnell Douglas considered in the early 1970s but never built.

* April 24 – Several artists, including Joan Baez and Santana, perform at a free concert for 653 inmates of California's Soledad Prison.

Several artists who were not regarded as dance / disco acts, scored major successes by releasing disco singles, including New Wave band Blondie with their first US number one single " Heart of Glass ", Rod Stewart with " Do Ya Think I'm Sexy " and rock band Electric Light Orchestra go disco this year with their UK # 1 LP Discovery.

Several buildings have been converted into artists ' studios, which are let by the administration at reasonable rates.

Several renowned artists and writers come from Naustdal.

* Several of the artists, including Green Day and Cypress Hill, skipped at least one Lollapalooza tour date in order to appear at Woodstock ' 94.

Several notable artists were signed in the first year including James Taylor, Mary Hopkin, Billy Preston, The Modern Jazz Quartet and The Iveys ( who later became Badfinger ).

Several of the songs on the album, have been popular cover songs since its release in 1970, most prominently the title song, " Moondance " but " Crazy Love ", " Into the Mystic " and " And It Stoned Me " have also been frequently recorded and performed live by popular artists.