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Does anyone recognize this signature from Lord Rayleigh's “The Theory of Sound”?

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Henry A. Wallace, “The Way to Peace” (1946) George F. Kennan, “The Sources of Soviet Conduct” (1947) [closed]

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When did it become popular to drop the A.D. in dates?

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Defend or negate [closed]

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What is known about the Tings in 10th century Norway?

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Was any other religion as exact in terms of genealogy as Judaism? [closed]

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Did the Roman government attempt to hide the collapse of the empire? [closed]

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Can anyone provide historical datasets giving country-by-country ratio of export-agriculture sector to domestic-use-agriculture sector? [closed]

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Did Augustus the Strong sleep with his own daughter?

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Who governed while Alexander The Great was away conquering Asia?

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Was my great-grandfather a Cossack [closed]

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What was the Idea that Parliament could act for all peoples of British Empire anywhere? [closed]

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Was there a temple dedicated to Old Age (“Geras”) in ancient Athens?

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What alternate north-south supply routes did the Soviet Union have when the Volga and Stalingrad were under attack?

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Do we have examples of just rulers, but unjust societies in their reign throughout history? [closed]

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What are the Josephus Greek Epistles?

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Why do revolutions “eat their own?” What is the sociological dynamic here?

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What indicates that the Romans believed that their empire was “eternal” and “would subjugate the world” [closed]

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What united citizens of the Roman Empire? [closed]

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Why were Japanese escort ships not numerous at the battle of Bismarck Sea?

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