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Was Hitler's oratorical ability good by modern standards?

1516 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How come stars have been historically depicted as the n-point polygon/pictogram we're accustomed to seeing given that that visual is actually an artifact of modern telescopes?

37 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Was there really a resistance to technological progress at every stage (particularly around the industrial revolution) or are such examples cherry-picked to make rhetorical points?

21 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did previous cultural eras (e.g. renaissance Italy) have the kinds of generational monikers we currently have (e.g. boomer, millennial) or was it more homogeneously split between secular concepts like "old people" and "young people"?

10 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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DIY Muon generator and state of the art of Muon-Catalyzed Fusion

5 upvotes • r/askscience

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Parameters to consider when modelling a lever action kinetic energy transfer system... (details in text)

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How does Aristophanes' Androgyne myth mesh with Ancient Greece's weird sexual habits of men having young male lovers, and in general, women not being given equal rights?

3 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Best (most aerodynamic) surface texture for spinning top...

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How is a watt balance not a dynamometer? Aka fundamentally not a balance?

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What quantity (number) of electrons comes out of the end of an electron gun?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was Hitler's oratorical ability good by modern standards?	1516	AskHistorians
How come stars have been historically depicted as the n-point polygon/pictogram we're accustomed to seeing given that that visual is actually an artifact of modern telescopes?	37	AskHistorians
Was there really a resistance to technological progress at every stage (particularly around the industrial revolution) or are such examples cherry-picked to make rhetorical points?	21	AskHistorians
Did previous cultural eras (e.g. renaissance Italy) have the kinds of generational monikers we currently have (e.g. boomer, millennial) or was it more homogeneously split between secular concepts like "old people" and "young people"?	10	AskHistorians
DIY Muon generator and state of the art of Muon-Catalyzed Fusion	5	askscience
Parameters to consider when modelling a lever action kinetic energy transfer system... (details in text)	4	askscience
How does Aristophanes' Androgyne myth mesh with Ancient Greece's weird sexual habits of men having young male lovers, and in general, women not being given equal rights?	3	AskHistorians
Best (most aerodynamic) surface texture for spinning top...	2	askscience
How is a watt balance not a dynamometer? Aka fundamentally not a balance?	1	askscience
What quantity (number) of electrons comes out of the end of an electron gun?	1	askscience