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Astronomical Pencil Drawings
This collection of over 1,000 pencil drawings by John Oxenham Goodman includes images of the gods and historical persons after whom the modern constellations, planets, dwarf planets, minor planets, moons and chemical elements were named. Astronomers, who have taken months or even years to decide on names for the heavenly bodies they discovered, might surely be interested in seeing these pencil drawings which number over 1000. They can now put visual images to the names they have chosen. The stars and planets are not only of interest to astronomers but to the whole of the human population of our earth. Astronomy can be popularized through art and the fascinating stories of gods, goddesses, le...
Chinese Nationalism and Politics in Indonesia 1900-1965
This book deals with the aspirations and goals of the Chinese ethnic minority in Indonesia from 1900 to 1965. Their arrival in Indonesia and their long struggle to improve their legal status and preserve their cultural identity is documented in detail from 1900 to 1965. Political and trading organizations were formed to advance Chinese minority interests in Indonesia and Chinese schools were opened to boost the future prospects of young people. The story is told of how they eventually had some successes in coping with Dutch colonialism. However, they never actually gained complete equality with the Dutch. Then they lost many of those gains under Japanese imperialism and indigenous Indonesian...
China's Borders with Russia in the Northeast
This book gives a brief history of the Northeast of China focused on the city of Shenyang from its founding in about 300 BC to the present. The roles of various competing ethnic groups are brought into focus until the time of the Qing Dynasty when great foreign powers start to play a part in the history of China''s northeast. The British opium trade results in China''s economic decline followed by the Opium Wars and China''s loss of Hong Kong. Then the loss of half the Russian army in the Battle of Mukden (Shenyang) and two thirds of its fleet at the Battle of Tsushima in 1905 also come into the picture. Finally China is able to free itself from British and Japanese domination but is sadly u...
The Invention of Playing Cards in China and Their Arrival in Europe
This book contains 37 coloured illustrations and takes us through the history of playing cards from their invention in China to their appearance in Europe in the 13th Century. It describes how the development of paper playing cards was made possible by the Chinese invention of paper in 105 AD and how wood block printing simplified the manufacture of cards. Then paper money was introduced in the 11th Century followed by the use of monetary denominations for the 4 suits of cards. There are colour illustrations of Ming Dynasty bank notes showing their similarity to early playing cards. Then we are taken to the 13th Century when Marco Polo and other Italian merchants travelled to China on the Si...
Chinese Lunar Calendar-Gregorian Calendar Conversion Tables
The traditional Chinese Lunar Calendar has connections to the Five Elements of ancient China: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water which in turn have given their names to the Five Planets: Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus and Mercury. The Five Elements are also related to the Five Directions: East, South, Centre, West and North as well as to the Four Seasons plus the Change of Seasons. Consequently tables explaining these have been included. The 5 Elements combine with the sun and moon to give us the 7 days of the week which are still used in Japan. The 24 Solar Terms, which divide the year into 24 periods of about 15 days, are another feature of the traditional Chinese calendar. They mark the sum...
A Selection of 120 Asteroids, Their Moons and 4 Comets in Art, Myth and History
Volume 3 is an indexed reference book and explanation of the names of a 120 mostly larger asteroids or minor planets, their moonlets and 4 comets. It deals with their discovery and the mythology surrounding some asteroid names. Legends are retold relating to gods, mythical beings, and legendary heroes associated with these asteroids. Short biographies are provided for historical persons whose names have been given to other asteroids. The text of Volume 3 is meant to accompany the nearly 140 drawings in Volume 5 which relate to the solar system's asteroids. However, nearly 860 other drawings in Volume 5 relate to the myths and historical events surrounding the names of the modern chemical ele...
The Chemical Elements and the 88 Constellations in Art, Myth and History
This book is Volume 1 of a 5 volume series. Volume 1 deals with the mythology and history surrounding the first 112 chemical elements and the 88 constellations. It contains stories of the gods, mythical beings, legendary heroes and sacred objects which gave their names to the chemical elements and constellations. These stories give background information on the 1000 drawings of Volume 5. In addition to elements and constellations, there are planets, moons and asteroids as well as items of Chinese and Japanese cultural and astrological significance. This 5 volume series in some respects represent the measurement of time using Chinese and Western traditions. The 5 Elements of ancient China com...
The Sun, Planets, Dwarf Planets and Moons in Art, Myth and History
Volume 2 is an indexed reference book and explanation of the names of the sun, planets and moons. It deals with the planets, dwarf planets and potential dwarf planets of the solar system as well as their moons. Their discovery and the mythology surrounding them are described in detail. Legends are retold relating to gods, mythical beings, and legendary heroes after whom planets and moons are named. The text of Volume 2 is meant to accompany the nearly 200 drawings in Volume 5 which relate to the solar system's planets, dwarf planets and moons. However, nearly 800 other drawings in Volume 5 relate not only to the myths and historical events surrounding the names of the modern chemical element...
My Life Story During the 20th Century
This book gives us unique views of the life and struggles of an Australian woman in surmounting unbelievable hardships in remote and isolated parts of Queensland. We are taken into the small town of Gatton in rural Queensland in the early 1900's before the days of electricity and then to the city of Ipswich where my mother studied a college course in dress-making, millinery and cooking. We have views of the remote township of Burketown in the 1940's during the latter stages of World War II, and its connection to the outside world by a barely passable dirt track. Though this book covers the period of my mother's lifetime, it also includes her perception of Australia's origins from the time of...
