Though the details would be modified in light of his later work, Kepler never relinquished the Platonist polyhedral-spherist cosmology of Mysterium Cosmographicum.

Though early electrical pickup tonearms were light, their full weight rested on the record.

Though Saladin faded into history after the Middle Ages, he appears in a sympathetic light in Sir Walter Scott's novel The Talisman ( 1825 ).

Though such increases may be temporary, long-term conflicts between motorists and light rail operations can be alleviated by segregating their respective rights-of-way and installing appropriate signage and warning systems.

Though Boccaccio portrays many of the women of these stories in a positive light, most of the men in the stories are stereotypical medieval / Renaissance cuckolds.

Though other light tanks were evaluated, the wheeled M1128 Mobile Gun System currently provides an armored 105mm gun platform that is lighter than a battle tank for fire support.

Though Jupiter would appear 900 times brighter than the full moon, its light would be spread over an area some 8500 times greater and it would not look as bright per surface unit.

Though these early observation tubes did not have lenses, they " enabled an observer to focus on a part of the sky by eliminating light interference.

Though the prototypical salad is light, a dinner salad can constitute a complete meal.

For example, when speaking of whether or not someone may ever want to marry Katherina, Hortensio says " Though it pass your patience and mine to endure her loud alarums, why man, there be good fellows in the world, and a man could light on them, would take her with all faults and money enough " ( 1. 1. 125 – 128 ).

Though critics at the time dismissed Feydeau's works as light entertainment, he is now recognized as one of the great French playwrights of his era.

Though the Comics Code Authority had grown more lenient by the late 1960s, and was officially revised starting in 1971, some comic creators were including non-explicit innuendo or otherwise implied in stories that some characters were gay, though often in a negative light.

Though rail service was initially replaced with a Fox Chase-Newtown shuttle bus, patronage remained light.

Though rail service was initially replaced with a Fox Chase-Newtown shuttle bus, patronage remained light.

Though rail service was initially replaced with a Fox Chase-Newtown shuttle bus, patronage remained light.

Though Swan had beaten him to this goal, Edison obtained patents in America for a fairly direct copy of the Swan light, and started an advertising campaign that claimed that he was the real inventor.

Though the airport has light to infrequent air traffic, series of expansions have taken place to accommodate larger runways.

Though he is known to classical scholars as the last possessor of complete versions of Callimachus ' Hecale and Aitia, he was a versatile writer, and composed homilies, speeches and poems, which, with his correspondence, throw considerable light upon the miserable condition of Attica and Athens at the time.

Though he took a keen interest in the personal side of politics, his portraits of his contemporaries throw more light on his own prejudices than on their aims and ideas.

Though he did succeed in creating a cool glowing cloud by mixing crude phosphine and natural gas, the color of the light was green and it produced copious amounts of acrid smoke.

Though this was true, he was generally portrayed in a more negative light than Archie ; Archie was portrayed in a more sympathetic sense, while Michael was portrayed as loudmouthed and at times, demanding.

Though the band had planned on leaving a few days early, so they could rehearse, visa problems prevented this, so they went to Canada and entered the US in a light aircraft.

Though the applied voltage and current will propagate at nearly the speed of light, the movement of the conductors themselves is almost negligible.

Though a single shell could have disastrous local effect, the guns were susceptible to air attack in addition to being slow to move.

Though submachine guns still have a strong hold on niche users, due to their advantage in compact size, they are facing competition from carbines and shortened assault rifles.

Though defenders on a high ground already have a direct line of sight, a glacis allows defenders to sweep the field more efficiently by minimizing changes to the angle of their guns while firing.

Though Matchbox's sets featured fewer figures than comparable Airfix sets ( 15 vs. 29 in 1: 32 ), they included weapons that Airfix did not model ( flame-throwers, heavy machine guns ), and Montgomery and Rommel figures in the Desert War sets.

Though less common,. 20 and. 25 caliber ( 5. 0 mm and 6. 4 mm ) guns also exist and are used predominantly for hunting.

Though both Jackson and Commodore Patterson reported that the retreating forces had spiked their cannon, leaving no guns to turn on the Americans ' main defense line, this is contradicted by Major Mitchell's diary which makes it clear this was not so, as he states he had " Commenced cleaning enemy's guns to form a battery to enfilade their lines on the left bank ".

Though the British had lost no ships, most were severely damaged and three ships of the line had lost all their manoeuvrability and had at the time of the truce drifted within the range of the Tre Kroner's heavy guns which, up until then, like the other fortresses, had been out of range of the British ships.

Though facing the challenge of competitiveness versus conventional guns ( and sometimes railgun alternatives ), coilguns are being researched for weaponry.

Though a side-mounted magazine was common in submachine guns, the larger magazine with heavier ammunition of a full-powered rifle tended to unbalance the weapon.

Though little-used on the battlefield, sonic weaponry is not uncommon in civilian and law enforcement applications where non-lethal force is required, with handheld sonic stun guns being the most prevalent.

Though the ratio of the guns ( matchlocks ) and the bows was 2: 1 at the first invasion the ratio became 4: 1 at the second invasion since the guns were very effective.

Though this class was technically similar to a heavy cruiser, albeit with considerably heavier guns, they were generally regarded as capital ships ( hence the British label " Pocket battleship ").

Though originally planned to be up-gunned to the L55 for consistency with the 2A6M CAN, the longer barreled guns ( optimized for tank-vs-tank warfare ) were found to be less than ideal in Afghanistan, therefore it was decided to retain the L44.

Though few guns were hit, the attacks kept the French under cover and prevented them from manning their guns.

Though he commanded them ably in engagements with other ships, they performed poorly in an attack on Fort McAllister, due to their small number of guns and slow rate of fire.

Though normal small arms were ineffective against the plate, the elephant guns of the era had enough force to punch through it.

Though the trial court rejected the prosecution theory that the guns had been seized during a search incident to a lawful arrest, the court denied the motion to suppress and admitted the weapons into evidence on the ground that the officer had cause to believe that Terry and Chilton were acting suspiciously, that their interrogation was warranted, and that the officer for his own protection had the right to pat down their outer clothing having reasonable cause to believe that they might be armed.

Though they have not become very popular for their intended application, personal defense weapons have been acquired by many special forces and law enforcement groups as direct replacements for submachine guns.

Though all four guns fell silent, one continued intermittent, though inaccurate, fire through the second day.

Though he personally dislikes them for being " unreliable ", Zsasz is known to occasionally carry guns in order to coerce his selected victims.

Though they were but 2, 400 against 5, 400, and destitute of artillery, they stormed " Stamford Hill ", killed 300 of the enemy and captured 1, 700 more with all their guns, colours and baggage.