R P Norris
Biographic Data
| ID | 5639059 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R P Norris |
| GIVEN NAMES | R P |
| FAMILY NAME | Norris |
| SIGNATURE | NORRIS R P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4597-1906 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Role of Astronomy in Australian Indigenous Knowledge
Astronomy plays a significant role in the culture of many Australian Indigenous peoples. Traditional Indigenous Australians had an extensive knowledge of the sky and the motion of the bodies within it. That astronomical knowledge was not only important culturally, but also revealed an intellectual complexity that has gone largely unrecognized, including a quest to understand phenomena such as tides and eclipses (Hamacher and Norris, 2011). More p…
Electrocatalytic and Optoelectronic Characteristics of the Two-Dimensional Titanium Nitride Ti 4 N 3 T x MXene
A relatively new class of two-dimensional (2D) materials called MXenes have garnered tremendous interest in the field of energy storage and conversion. Thus far nearly all MXenes reported experimentally have been described as metals, with a lone report of a mixed-metal carbide phase exhibiting semiconducting character. Here, we report the optical, electrocatalytic, and electrical properties of the 2D Ti 4 N 3 T x MXene (T x = basal plane surface …
Dawes Review 5
The traditional cultures of Aboriginal Australians include a significant astronomical component, perpetuated through oral tradition, ceremony, and art. This astronomical knowledge includes a deep understanding of the motion of objects in the sky, which was used for practical purposes such as constructing calendars and for navigation. There is also evidence that traditional Aboriginal Australians made careful records and measurements of cyclical p…
The Emu Sky Knowledge of the Kamilaroi and Euahlayi Peoples
This paper presents a detailed study of the knowledge of the Kamilaroi and Euahlayi peoples about the 'Emu in the Sky'. This study was done with ethnographic data that was not previously reported in detail. We surveyed the literature to find that there are widespread reports of an 'Emu in the Sky' across Aboriginal Australian language groups, but little detailed knowledge available in the literature. This paper reports and describes a comprehensi…
Astronomical orientations of Bora ceremonial grounds in southeast Australia
Ethnographic evidence indicates that bora (initiation) ceremonial sites in southeast Australia, which typically comprise a pair of circles connected by a pathway, are symbolically reflected in the Milky Way as the ‘Sky Bora’. This evidence also indicates that the position of the Sky Bora signifies the time of year when initiation ceremonies are held. We use archaeological data to test the hypothesis that southeast Australian bora grounds have a p…
Orientations Of Linear Stone Arrangements in New South Wales
We test the hypothesis that Aboriginal linear stone arrangements in New South Wales are oriented along cardinal directions. We accomplish this by measuring the azimuths of stone arrangements described on site cards held in the New South Wales Aboriginal Heritage Information Management System. We find a preference recorded on the site cards for cardinal orientations among azimuths. We then survey a subset of these sites to test the accuracy of the…
Eclipses in Australian Aboriginal Astronomy
We explore about fifty different Australian Aboriginal accounts of lunar and solar eclipses to determine how Aboriginal groups understood this phenomenon. We summarize the literature on Aboriginal references to eclipses. We show that many Aboriginal groups viewed eclipses negatively, frequently associating them with bad omens, evil magic, disease, blood and death. In many communities, elders or medicine men claimed to be able to control or avert …
A Long Overdue Synthesis Image of Centaurus A
Megalithic science and some Scottish site plans
A cairn supported at its edge by large stones may be removed. ... The ring which is left looks like a stone circle.' (Thom, 1967, 65).Professor A. Thom has surveyed a large number of archaeological sites (Thom, 1967; 1971). These surveys provide the basis from which he deduces the existence of the Megalithic Yard (MY), Megalithic Geometry and Megalithic Astronomy. In considering his evidence for these aspects of 'megalithic science' it is pertine…
The Emergent Commonwealth
The Emu Sky Knowledge of the Kamilaroi and Euahlayi Peoples
This paper presents a detailed study of the knowledge of the Kamilaroi and Euahlayi peoples about the 'Emu in the Sky'. This study was done with ethnographic data that was not previously reported in detail. We surveyed the literature to find that there are widespread reports of an 'Emu in the Sky' across Aboriginal Australian language groups, but little detailed knowledge available in the literature. This paper reports and describes a comprehensi…
Eclipses in Australian Aboriginal Astronomy
We explore about fifty different Australian Aboriginal accounts of lunar and solar eclipses to determine how Aboriginal groups understood this phenomenon. We summarize the literature on Aboriginal references to eclipses. We show that many Aboriginal groups viewed eclipses negatively, frequently associating them with bad omens, evil magic, disease, blood and death. In many communities, elders or medicine men claimed to be able to control or avert …
Astronomical orientations of Bora ceremonial grounds in southeast Australia
Ethnographic evidence indicates that bora (initiation) ceremonial sites in southeast Australia, which typically comprise a pair of circles connected by a pathway, are symbolically reflected in the Milky Way as the ‘Sky Bora’. This evidence also indicates that the position of the Sky Bora signifies the time of year when initiation ceremonies are held. We use archaeological data to test the hypothesis that southeast Australian bora grounds have a p…
The Emergent Commonwealth
Megalithic science and some Scottish site plans
A cairn supported at its edge by large stones may be removed. ... The ring which is left looks like a stone circle.' (Thom, 1967, 65).Professor A. Thom has surveyed a large number of archaeological sites (Thom, 1967; 1971). These surveys provide the basis from which he deduces the existence of the Megalithic Yard (MY), Megalithic Geometry and Megalithic Astronomy. In considering his evidence for these aspects of 'megalithic science' it is pertine…
A Long Overdue Synthesis Image of Centaurus A
Eclipses in Australian Aboriginal Astronomy
We explore about fifty different Australian Aboriginal accounts of lunar and solar eclipses to determine how Aboriginal groups understood this phenomenon. We summarize the literature on Aboriginal references to eclipses. We show that many Aboriginal groups viewed eclipses negatively, frequently associating them with bad omens, evil magic, disease, blood and death. In many communities, elders or medicine men claimed to be able to control or avert …
Orientations Of Linear Stone Arrangements in New South Wales
We test the hypothesis that Aboriginal linear stone arrangements in New South Wales are oriented along cardinal directions. We accomplish this by measuring the azimuths of stone arrangements described on site cards held in the New South Wales Aboriginal Heritage Information Management System. We find a preference recorded on the site cards for cardinal orientations among azimuths. We then survey a subset of these sites to test the accuracy of the…
Astronomical orientations of Bora ceremonial grounds in southeast Australia
Ethnographic evidence indicates that bora (initiation) ceremonial sites in southeast Australia, which typically comprise a pair of circles connected by a pathway, are symbolically reflected in the Milky Way as the ‘Sky Bora’. This evidence also indicates that the position of the Sky Bora signifies the time of year when initiation ceremonies are held. We use archaeological data to test the hypothesis that southeast Australian bora grounds have a p…
The Emu Sky Knowledge of the Kamilaroi and Euahlayi Peoples
This paper presents a detailed study of the knowledge of the Kamilaroi and Euahlayi peoples about the 'Emu in the Sky'. This study was done with ethnographic data that was not previously reported in detail. We surveyed the literature to find that there are widespread reports of an 'Emu in the Sky' across Aboriginal Australian language groups, but little detailed knowledge available in the literature. This paper reports and describes a comprehensi…
Dawes Review 5
The traditional cultures of Aboriginal Australians include a significant astronomical component, perpetuated through oral tradition, ceremony, and art. This astronomical knowledge includes a deep understanding of the motion of objects in the sky, which was used for practical purposes such as constructing calendars and for navigation. There is also evidence that traditional Aboriginal Australians made careful records and measurements of cyclical p…
Electrocatalytic and Optoelectronic Characteristics of the Two-Dimensional Titanium Nitride Ti 4 N 3 T x MXene
A relatively new class of two-dimensional (2D) materials called MXenes have garnered tremendous interest in the field of energy storage and conversion. Thus far nearly all MXenes reported experimentally have been described as metals, with a lone report of a mixed-metal carbide phase exhibiting semiconducting character. Here, we report the optical, electrocatalytic, and electrical properties of the 2D Ti 4 N 3 T x MXene (T x = basal plane surface …
The Role of Astronomy in Australian Indigenous Knowledge
Astronomy plays a significant role in the culture of many Australian Indigenous peoples. Traditional Indigenous Australians had an extensive knowledge of the sky and the motion of the bodies within it. That astronomical knowledge was not only important culturally, but also revealed an intellectual complexity that has gone largely unrecognized, including a quest to understand phenomena such as tides and eclipses (Hamacher and Norris, 2011). More p…
Physics (8 works) · Australian Indigenous Culture and History (7 works) · Astronomy (6 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (6 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · History (5 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Astrophysics (3 works) · Galaxy (3 works)