dotancohen

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Feb 3	accepted	When did we discover air?
Feb 3	comment	When did we discover air? I found the Wikipedia link to [Air (Classical Element)[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_%28classical_element%29] from your Empedocles link. That is about as close to an answer as I expect to come, so I'm accepting this answer. Thank you!
Feb 3	comment	When did we discover air? Thank you. In fact, in English it is translated to 'air' but in Hebrew it is translated to 'wind'. If someone could read the original Byz then I would be interested in hearing their comments.
Feb 2	asked	When did we discover air?
Jan 31	awarded	Yearling
Dec 31	accepted	What lands have been called by names chosen to disassociate those lands from its inhabitants
Dec 17	comment	What lands have been called by names chosen to disassociate those lands from its inhabitants I see. Thanks.‏
Dec 17	comment	What lands have been called by names chosen to disassociate those lands from its inhabitants Are you implying that the names Helena (Greece) and Turkey are offensive to one another?
Dec 17	comment	What lands have been called by names chosen to disassociate those lands from its inhabitants That means that they do not recognise the ruling party's legitimacy and so accept no ruling by them as authoritative (culturally sensitive or not).
Dec 17	comment	What lands have been called by names chosen to disassociate those lands from its inhabitants Not at all, both names derive from the same tribe from what I've understood. Neither are derogatory, but the local government feels that the Anglacized "Burma" is less preferable to the local pronunciation of "Myama" (hence, Myanmar: the 'r' is not pronounced like native English speakers expect).
Dec 17	comment	What lands have been called by names chosen to disassociate those lands from its inhabitants Thank you, I was completely ignorant about that bit of Turkish and Greek history.
Dec 17	comment	What lands have been called by names chosen to disassociate those lands from its inhabitants Thank you soliloquyy. It seems to me that the German intention was to Germanize the lands (make them seem German) rather than to disservice the Poles. Maybe a bit of both?
Nov 27	comment	How did Greece avoid the Soviet sphere of influence? Thanks, TED. I had no idea!
Nov 27	revised	How did Greece avoid the Soviet sphere of influence? added 321 characters in body
Nov 27	accepted	How did Greece avoid the Soviet sphere of influence?
Nov 27	comment	How did Greece avoid the Soviet sphere of influence? Thank you. Somehow when reading the Wikipedia page on Greece I missed the link to the Greek civil war. The whole answer to my question seems to be in there. Thank you for the mention and helping me find it.
Nov 27	comment	How did Greece avoid the Soviet sphere of influence? @kubanczyk: That is a great read, but has no information specific to Greece. Still, the Grecian neighbours' situation is good to know as well as it does shed some light.
Nov 27	comment	Writing month with roman numbers Add some pictures. I'll see if I can forward them to a clock affectionado.
Nov 27	asked	How did Greece avoid the Soviet sphere of influence?
Aug 21	comment	How accurate and detailed were geographical maps created and updated by the Romans? Thanks, if only I could edit that post. Of course I did mean 1492, the year of the Spanish Inquisition. Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!