It seems like it wouldnt be difficult to go from wood to stone as stones are fairly easy to find, but how dis someone find out that you could melt ore down to produce metal?

How long after the Colonies had settled in America did it take for them to start forming a more American accent instead of a British one?

Furthermore, what were his plans for India in the event of a Nazi victory?

They were fascinated by Greek culture and history, so there was probably a lot of potential in the tourism industry.

I can’t help but imagine people handing out parchment flyers for Day trips to Thermopylae/Delphi, or Athenian city tours showing them famous sites like, I don’t know, birth places of famous Athenians, or trips that would retrace the route of the 10 thousand, etc.

Did something like this exist?

The Indigenous population in Mexico constitutes 15% of the total, while in Guatemala it is as high as 40% and in Peru it is 26%. The Indigenous population of the United States is around 1%, virtually nothing Cuba and in Brazil it is approximately 0.4%.

Is this disparity between former Spanish colonies on the mainland and their non-Spanish neighbors and the Caribbean due to variations in the deadliness of diseases introduced by Europeans, or due to the differences in the nature of conquest and subsequent colonization?

Germany is such a small country. How did it fight off the Russians, british, french, Americans etc for 6 years.

Were they just stronger? Smarter?

Please help me understand.

I am writing a story and it's occurred to me that given the age of one of my more minor characters, he likely (I think) would've seen action during the Second World War. It's important that his age stays the same for the narrative, and also important that he stays alive. I know a little about the UK's involvement in WW2 (I'm British), but outside of watching 'Band of Brothers' a few times over, don't know much about the American male experience. Would this man have faced service for certain? What could have prevented this from happening, or, what path might he have taken within the military, if drafted, that would make it more probable for him to survive the war?

TIA :)

What are some recommended books on Europe during the 16th century?

I assume they were good at achieving their goal but to me it seems like japanese fencing is much less "agile". AFAIK both Europeans and Japanese used cutting swords on battlefields as a secondary or noble's weapon (rarely as a primary one) and for duels with little to no armor so it's surprising to see differences. I'm not knowledgeable enough but just looking at lots of youtube videos it looks like HEMA techniques involve more agility, being agile, parries, multiple guards etc. modern fencing is an evolution of that while kendo/kenjutsu is more static, assumes significantly different position, doesn't play around with so many guards. This seems to be the case whether it's modern sport context, more "realistic" ruleset (like HEMA), or kata/presentation of historical techniques.

There are lots of myths how katana was actually legendary magical sword or opposite ones how they broke very easily and were awful. AFAIK neither is true and common sense tells me that something used for centuries must've been at least good enough at doing it's job. Was that task different than for European swords?

A recent answer to a question concerning the post office discussed how states used to be seen as 13 seperate nations. Did the founding fathers want that to continue, or did they want the federal government to play a bigger role?

John Dalton brought atomism into the scientific mainstream when he used the concept to explain the law of multiple proportions. But it wasn't until the early 20th century that scientists fully accepted that matter really was made up of atoms. What exactly were the arguments that scientists put against it? I want books and articles that I can read and reference; specific scientists whose counter-arguments I can cite. This is for a Wikipedia article.

As I understand, most scientists accepted that atomism was a useful heuristic tool that chemists could find useful in their work, but physicists doubted that atoms were real because nobody had physical model. Is this true? I was told that when Bohr published his model of hydrogen, all doubts finally evaporated because Bohr's physical model could explain the spectral lines of hydrogen and how atoms bonded (electron shells).

I was also told that another reason scientists were uncertain about atoms is that chemists struggled to accurately measure the atomic weights of various elements and the exact makeup of various molecules. There were lots of conflicting measurements. Is this true?

As mentioned, I want contemporary books and articles that I can read and cite.

Hello! I am writing something set in Sengoku-era Japan, say between 1540 and 1570ish. I'm wondering what death/funeral rites would look like in a rural village, especially if the priest was an adherent of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism (would this be accurate, by the way? It's my understanding that Jodo Shinshu was a common faith among lower class Japanese at that time). Like play by play, what would a funeral have looked like/do you have any resources I could check out about that? Also, I read that in medieval Japanese funerals, certain valued objects of the deceased are burned. Is this more like sweets or consumables, or would this mean clothes, or say an instrument that the deceased valued, etc.? (Read about this in Louis Frederic's book, Daily Life in the Time of the Samurai, 1185-1603)

Also a somewhat related question. When and where would the nembutsu (namu amida butsu) be said in daily life, outside of explicit meditation? Like in the way that people might say "Oh my God" in reaction to specific situations, what kinds of situations or feelings would someone say the nembutsu in during daily life?

I know this is super niche, but if anyone could point me in the right direction, that would be amazing!

I was listening to a podcast today, and they briefly mentioned the embargo on Britain during the Napoleonic era, and Britain's subsequent embargo on Europe, along with Canada's sizable role in this embargo. What was the scenario leading up to the embargo's and what was the effect of the embargo, along with the implementation of it (types of goods, countries embargoed, etc.)? What was Canada's role in the embargo and how important was Canada to the British plans during this period?