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How did pre-modern soldiers keep time fairly for night watch?

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How long did it take to build ships such as the ones Columbus and the Spanish Conquistador's sailed?

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Is there a practical limit of how much iron could be obtained from a single medieval, water-wheel powered bloomery or blast furnace? How many people would typically be needed for a small operation and how many furnaces could a single crew run?

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How long would medieval walls (~10 ft thick) have withstood sustained cannon fire (10 - 12 inch diameter)?

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How were the bores of cast iron and bronze cannons made? How good was the quality control on diameter and straightness of the barrel?

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Could we create a hyper intelligent breed of dog through selective breeding? If possible, about how many generations?

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Did descendants of Bubonic Plague/Influenza/Smallpox survivors display a genetic advantage over the general population upon a recurrence of the disease?

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Was there a time limit before sunken cannons aboard sailing ships could be recovered before they would be ruined?

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Are bone/throat mics affected by white noise machines or other sound masking techniques?

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AskScience, how did horses become domesticated?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did pre-modern soldiers keep time fairly for night watch?	245	AskHistorians
How long did it take to build ships such as the ones Columbus and the Spanish Conquistador's sailed?	85	AskHistorians
Is there a practical limit of how much iron could be obtained from a single medieval, water-wheel powered bloomery or blast furnace? How many people would typically be needed for a small operation and how many furnaces could a single crew run?	12	AskHistorians
How long would medieval walls (~10 ft thick) have withstood sustained cannon fire (10 - 12 inch diameter)?	10	AskHistorians
How were the bores of cast iron and bronze cannons made? How good was the quality control on diameter and straightness of the barrel?	7	AskHistorians
Could we create a hyper intelligent breed of dog through selective breeding? If possible, about how many generations?	4	askscience
Did descendants of Bubonic Plague/Influenza/Smallpox survivors display a genetic advantage over the general population upon a recurrence of the disease?	2	AskHistorians
Was there a time limit before sunken cannons aboard sailing ships could be recovered before they would be ruined?	2	AskHistorians
Are bone/throat mics affected by white noise machines or other sound masking techniques?	1	askscience
AskScience, how did horses become domesticated?	1	askscience