Robert J King
Biographic Data
| ID | 6054411 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert J King |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert J |
| FAMILY NAME | King |
| SIGNATURE | KING R J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Independent scholar, Canberra, Australia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Neurocognitive and Evolutionary Perspective on Adaptive Imagination
Asma examines the links between adaptive imagination and mental imagery (e.g., aphantasics vs. phantasics) as well as self-perception (e.g., interoception), but only briefly. Such an endeavor involves a web of evolutionary processes that led to the development of complex, and often entangled, brain networks dedicated to the processing of contextualized information related to the self. Here, we provide further evidence that may enrich his mythopoe…
Finding Marco Polo’s Locach
The discovery of several rare coins inscribed with Lavo pura confirms the existence of a city and province described under the name Lohu (or Lohuk) in Chinese records of the Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty (1260–1368) and in Vietnamese historical records as Lộ Hạc. This city and the province to which it gave its name were evidently the “province of Locach” described in the Travels of Marco Polo, the location of which remained a riddle to the mapmakers and …
European Perceptions of Terra Australis
Havre de Sylla on Jave La Grande
The question of whether Portuguese navigators discovered Australia in the early sixteeth century is adressed. The Dieppe mappemondes that for some have provided an affirmative answer to this question are shown to be expressions of the cosmographic concepts of the period, thus accounting for the superficial resemblance of their Jave la Grande to Australia. Tracing the origin of their toponym Havre de Sylla shows how their Jave la Grande can be acc…
Eora and English at Port Jackson
the waters of Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, were graced for the first time by the presence of ships of the Spanish Royal Navy; the corvettes Descubierta and Atrevida, under the command of
William Bolts and the Austrian Origins of the Lapérouse Expedition
William Bolts and the Austrian Origins of the Lapérouse Expedition
William Bolts
The Secret History of the Convict Colony
Part 1 The background: a strategic base in the Pacific Spanish dominion in the Pacific Reasons for the settlement of New South Wales The development of Britain's need for a base in the Pacific, 1740-1786 The involvement of Phillip and Sydney in the South American expeditions, 1780-1783 The Netherlands crisis and the Botany Bay expedition Laprouse at Botany Bay The Nootka Sound crisis The French Revolutionary War and the visit of the Baudin expedi…
William Bolts and the Austrian Origins of the Lapérouse Expedition
The Secret History of the Convict Colony
Part 1 The background: a strategic base in the Pacific Spanish dominion in the Pacific Reasons for the settlement of New South Wales The development of Britain's need for a base in the Pacific, 1740-1786 The involvement of Phillip and Sydney in the South American expeditions, 1780-1783 The Netherlands crisis and the Botany Bay expedition Laprouse at Botany Bay The Nootka Sound crisis The French Revolutionary War and the visit of the Baudin expedi…
The Secret History of the Convict Colony
Part 1 The background: a strategic base in the Pacific Spanish dominion in the Pacific Reasons for the settlement of New South Wales The development of Britain's need for a base in the Pacific, 1740-1786 The involvement of Phillip and Sydney in the South American expeditions, 1780-1783 The Netherlands crisis and the Botany Bay expedition Laprouse at Botany Bay The Nootka Sound crisis The French Revolutionary War and the visit of the Baudin expedi…
William Bolts
William Bolts and the Austrian Origins of the Lapérouse Expedition
William Bolts and the Austrian Origins of the Lapérouse Expedition
Eora and English at Port Jackson
the waters of Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, were graced for the first time by the presence of ships of the Spanish Royal Navy; the corvettes Descubierta and Atrevida, under the command of
Havre de Sylla on Jave La Grande
The question of whether Portuguese navigators discovered Australia in the early sixteeth century is adressed. The Dieppe mappemondes that for some have provided an affirmative answer to this question are shown to be expressions of the cosmographic concepts of the period, thus accounting for the superficial resemblance of their Jave la Grande to Australia. Tracing the origin of their toponym Havre de Sylla shows how their Jave la Grande can be acc…
European Perceptions of Terra Australis
Finding Marco Polo’s Locach
The discovery of several rare coins inscribed with Lavo pura confirms the existence of a city and province described under the name Lohu (or Lohuk) in Chinese records of the Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty (1260–1368) and in Vietnamese historical records as Lộ Hạc. This city and the province to which it gave its name were evidently the “province of Locach” described in the Travels of Marco Polo, the location of which remained a riddle to the mapmakers and …
Neurocognitive and Evolutionary Perspective on Adaptive Imagination
Asma examines the links between adaptive imagination and mental imagery (e.g., aphantasics vs. phantasics) as well as self-perception (e.g., interoception), but only briefly. Such an endeavor involves a web of evolutionary processes that led to the development of complex, and often entangled, brain networks dedicated to the processing of contextualized information related to the self. Here, we provide further evidence that may enrich his mythopoe…
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