Gary Ayton's camping and photography wiki history

asteroid impacts on earth

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 01:52:36 +0000

asteroid impacts on earth see also: * a brief history of the World * How Australia evolved in geological terms and evolution * evolution * evolution of bacteria * Prehistoric times * observing and photographing meteors Introduction * asteroid and comet impacts on earth have had major implications for both creating life on earth and in causing mass extinction events * NEO's > 2km diameter (1 million megatons energy) would create an impact winter with loss of crops worldwide & subseque…

evolution

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:10:24 +0000

evolution see also: * Prehistoric times * Evolution of Humans * How Australia evolved in geological terms and evolution * evolution of plants * evolution of bacteria the beginning of life * organic molecules of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) appear to form in molecular clouds which are very cold regions of gas in interstellar space and are present on comets and asteroids which bombarded earth

How Australia evolved in geological terms and evolution

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:47:40 +0000

How Australia evolved in geological terms and evolution see also: * a brief history of the World * Australian history up to 1900 * Prehistoric times * evolution * Victoria's complex and fascinating origins and geology * asteroid impacts on earth * * * my blog posts: * Walking with dinosaurs on the Bass Coast * Central Australia, West Macdonnell Ranges and their gorges * The fascinating …

evolution of bacteria

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 07:43:51 +0000

evolution of bacteria see also: * evolution Introduction * unfortunately, bacteria do not leave fossils for us to study, thus scientists use other techniques to surmise how these organisms evolved. * virtually all animal life on earth is dependent on bacteria for their survival as only bacteria and some archea possess the genes and enzymes necessary to synthesize vitamin B12 (a cofactor in DNA synthesis, and in both fatty acid and amino acid metabolism) and provide it through the food cha…

evolution of mammals

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:13:35 +0000

evolution of mammals see also: * evolution * Evolution of Humans Introduction * mammals evolved 201-227 million years ago and are group under the synapsids which evolved separately to the reptiles and dinosaurs (and thus separate to birds) but from a common basal amniote ancestor

evolution of plants

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 12:58:52 +0000

evolution of plants see also: * Prehistoric times * Evolution of Humans * How Australia evolved in geological terms and evolution * evolution * if humans disappeared from earth, plants would take over everything * but if plants disappeared from earth, all animal life including humans would disappear too and the earth would become barren

Evolution of Humans

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:02:50 +0000

Evolution of Humans * * * see also: * Prehistoric times * evolution * evolution of mammals * Ancient history Speculative family tree: pre-humanoid ancestry: pre-vertebrate evolution * eumetazoa (true tissues organized into germ layers, and an embryo that goes through a gastrula stage) ?Ediacaran c600-635mya

Victoria's complex and fascinating origins and geology

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 08:30:35 +0000

Victoria's complex and fascinating origins and geology see also: * a brief history of the World * Australian history up to 1900 * Prehistoric times * evolution * How Australia evolved in geological terms and evolution * geology and geography of Melbourne * GeoVic magnetic and gravity imagery Introduction * for much of the ancient geologic periods, most of Victoria was under the ocean - until Tasmania came crashing into it and uplifted the region creating mountain ranges and many faul…

the Victorian gold rush of the 1850's

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:01:07 +0000

the Victorian gold rush of the 1850's see also: * history of Melbourne Introduction * the discovery of gold in Victoria rapidly changed Victoria from a collection of sheep runs with whaling ports to one of the richest regions in the world, with grand rural towns of Ballarat and Bendigo, and indeed, making Melbourne, the richest city in the world by the 1880's.

ancient history

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 09:36:40 +0000

ancient history * * * * * * * see also: * a brief history of the World * Prehistoric times - Quaternary period * evolution * Evolution of Humans * The middle ages * history of religion brief overview of classical ages: * Hesiod in the 8thC BC named five “ages”: * the Golden Age or patriarchal * the Silver Age or voluptuous

History of Art Styles

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:17:21 +0000

History of Art Styles * * * * * see also: * a brief history of the World * history of portrait photography Prehistoric: * Paleolithic (30,000BC-8000BC) * Neolithic (8000BC - 1000BC) * Bronze Age (2000BC - 1200BC) Western: * Egyptian (3000BC - 332BC) * Sumerian, Assyrian, Persian (3000BC - 331BC)

Australian history up to 1900

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 07:27:42 +0000

Australian history up to 1900 * see also: * Australian history: * How Australia evolved in geological terms and evolution * Australian history 1900-1925 * Australian history 1925-1950 * Australian history 1950-1975 * Australian history 1975-2000 * Australian history 2000-2025 * history of sport - an Australian perspective * a brief history of the World * The 18th century * The 19th century * The 20th century - 1st quarter * The 20th century - …

Australian history 1900-1925

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 06:18:06 +0000

Australian history 1900-1925 see also: * Australian history up to 1900 * Australian history 1925-1950 * Australian history 1950-1975 * Australian history 1975-2000 * Australian history 2000-2025 * bushfires in Australia * history of Melbourne * The 18th century * The 19th century * The 20th century - 1st quarter * The 20th century - 2nd quarter * The 20th century - 3rd quarter * The 20th century - 4th quarter * The 21st century * history of sport - a…

Australian history 1925-1950

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 06:02:03 +0000

Australian history 1925-1950 see also: * Australian history up to 1900 * Australian history 1900-1925 * Australian history 1950-1975 * Australian history 1975-2000 * Australian history 2000-2025 * bushfires in Australia * history of Melbourne * The 18th century * The 19th century * The 20th century - 1st quarter * The 20th century - 2nd quarter * The 20th century - 3rd quarter * The 20th century - 4th quarter * The 21st century * history of sport - a…

Australian history 1950-1975

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 05:23:46 +0000

Australian history 1950-1975 see also: * Australian history up to 1900 * Australian history 1900-1925 * Australian history 1925-1950 * Australian history 1975-2000 * Australian history 2000-2025 * bushfires in Australia * history of Melbourne * The 18th century * The 19th century * The 20th century - 1st quarter * The 20th century - 2nd quarter * The 20th century - 3rd quarter * The 20th century - 4th quarter * The 21st century * history of sport - a…

Australian history 1975-2000

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 05:24:51 +0000

Australian history 1975-2000 see also: * Australian history up to 1900 * Australian history 1900-1925 * Australian history 1925-1950 * Australian history 1950-1975 * Australian history 2000-2025 * bushfires in Australia * history of Melbourne * The 18th century * The 19th century * The 20th century - 1st quarter * The 20th century - 2nd quarter * The 20th century - 3rd quarter * The 20th century - 4th quarter * The 21st century * history of sport - a…

Australian history 2000-2025

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 01:10:13 +0000

Australian history 2000-2025 see also: * Australian history up to 1900 * Australian history 1900-1925 * Australian history 1925-1950 * Australian history 1950-1975 * Australian history 1975-2000 * Australian history 2026-2050 * bushfires in Australia * history of Melbourne * The 18th century * The 19th century * The 20th century - 1st quarter * The 20th century - 2nd quarter * The 20th century - 3rd quarter * The 20th century - 4th quarter * The 21st…

Australian history 2026-2050

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:26:12 +0000

Australian history 2026-2050 see also: * Australian history up to 1900 * Australian history 1900-1925 * Australian history 1925-1950 * Australian history 1950-1975 * Australian history 1975-2000 * Australian history 2000-2025 * bushfires in Australia * history of Melbourne * The 18th century * The 19th century * The 20th century - 1st quarter * The 20th century - 2nd quarter * The 20th century - 3rd quarter * The 20th century - 4th quarter * The 21st…

bushfires in Australia

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 23:54:25 +0000

bushfires in Australia * see also: * Melbourne's weather * major weather events in Australia * Bushfire safety * Victorian bushfire information: * Victoria current fires and emergencies * road closures due to fires * Forest park closures * NSW bushfire information: * * Sth Australia bush fire information: * SA current fires * History of Australia * History of Melbourne * EMSINA Maps of Aus…

major flooding events in Victoria

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 05:57:02 +0000

major flooding events in Victoria see also: * history of Melbourne * major weather events in Australia * Otway Ranges major weather events and floods * Bushfires * SES local flood guides Introduction * flooding may be: * riverine * increased river flows from distant rain events * peak floodwaters along the Murray River tend to move towards South Australia at a rate of about 10km per day although many factors affect this

history of Gippsland

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:36:36 +0000

history of Gippsland * see also: * Gippsland * History of Australia * history of Melbourne * major flooding events in Victoria * major weather events in Australia * bushfires in Australia * Melbourne * geology and geography of Melbourne Introduction * Gippsland encompasses most of Victoria east of Melbourne excluding the north east of Victoria, the Dandenongs, and Mornington Peninsula * Gippsland was named after Sir George Gipps, Governor of New South Wales (1838–…

history of Melbourne

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:36:24 +0000

history of Melbourne * see also: * History of Australia * history of Gippsland * History of Sunshine * major flooding events in Victoria * major weather events in Australia * Melbourne * geology and geography of Melbourne * interesting heritage sites around Melbourne * Melbourne's lost hotels (demolished) * old photos of Melbourne on Tumblr * old photos of regional Victoria on Tumblr * old photos posted on WalkingMelbourne forum * some surprising firsts for Me…

history of Sunshine

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:20:25 +0000

history of Sunshine see also: * history of Sunshine - businesses now gone * Sunshine postal directory listing 1924 * Australian history up to 1900 * history of Melbourne * Wikipedia - Sunshine including notable residents * Sunshine and District Historical Society * * * geomorphology of Sunshine and the Werribee Plains * a selection of home videos from the 1970s * 1970 Melway street directory ma…

Sunshine postal directory listing 1924

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:57:58 +0000

Sunshine postal directory listing 1924 see also: * history of Sunshine * history of Sunshine - businesses now gone List of Sunshine Postal Residents found in the 1924 Sands & McDougall Directory Abbott, Walter Albert Aberline, James Adams, John Henry Adams, Thomas "Tom" Alexander Adams, Thomas "Tom" Alexander - Wood Yard Adamson, Dr John - Physician Adderley, Richard Thomas Affleck, William Lindsay Aird, Mrs Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jane - Coffee Palace Aird, William Akerley, Leslie Alford, Joh…

history of Sunshine - businesses now gone

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:55:12 +0000

history of Sunshine - businesses now gone see also: * history of Sunshine businesses open for more than 50 yrs and still running * Derrimut Hotel in Sun Crescent * Nelson Brothers funeral services in Devonshire Rd list of businesses and facilities no longer in Sunshine

history of the early whalers in Bass Strait

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 21:04:51 +0000

history of the early whalers in Bass Strait Early history of Bass Strait - the sealers & whalers * see also: * History of Australia Introduction: * Bass Strait is the sea passage between mainland Australia & its southern island, Tasmania which had been explored by George Bass and Matthew Flinders in 1798 and had reported seeing vast numbers of seals.

The 16th Century

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:35:30 +0000

The 16th Century * see also: * a brief history of the World * The 17th century * Leaders of the Renaissance Era * History of Renaissance Era of Music Overview of the 16th Century: * the 16th century was dominated by: * Protestant Reformation (1520 onwards) - the splitting of Roman Catholicism into new protestant churches and the subsequent religious wars esp. in Europe & the revival of catholic Inquisitions

The 17th Century

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:06:28 +0000

The 17th Century * * * * * * * * see also: * The 18th century * History of the world * History of the Protestant Churches * History of Music Overview of the 17th Century: * “the Age of Reason”, this century was characterised by: * expansion of the European empires into newly discovered territories

The 18th Century

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 21:58:54 +0000

The 18th Century * * * * * * * * see also: * History of the world * The 17th century * The 19th century * The 20th century - 1st quarter * The 20th century - 2nd quarter * The 20th century - 3rd quarter * The 20th century - 4th quarter * The 21st century * History of religion * History of Western Philosophy * History of Music Overview of the 18th Century: * the “Age of Enlightenment”, the 18th century was characterised by: * consol…

The 19th Century

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 06:07:13 +0000

The 19th Century * * * * * * * * see also: * History of the world * History of Australia * The 16th Century * The 17th century * The 18th century * The 20th century - 1st quarter * The 20th century - 2nd quarter * The 20th century - 3rd quarter * The 20th century - 4th quarter * The 21st century * History of religion * History of Western Philosophy * History of Music Overview: * the rise of the British Empire and the fall of the…

The 20th Century - 1st quarter

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 21:23:29 +0000

The 20th Century - 1st quarter * * * * * * * * see also: * History of the world * The Middle East * History of Australia * The 17th century * The 18th century * The 19th century * the 20th century - 2nd quarter * the 20th century - 3rd quarter * the 20th century - 4th quarter * The 21st century * History of religion * History of Western Philosophy * History of Music Overview: * a century of electricity, plastics, moving pictures…

The 20th Century - 2nd quarter

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 13:16:46 +0000

The 20th Century - 2nd quarter * * * * * * * * see also: * History of the world * History of Australia * The 17th century * The 18th century * The 19th century * The 20th century - 1st quarter * The 20th century - 3rd quarter * The 20th century - 4th quarter * The 21st century * History of religion * History of Western Philosophy * History of Music Overview: * dominated by the Wall St Crash followed by the Great Depression then Hit…

The 20th Century - 3rd Quarter

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 13:20:06 +0000

The 20th Century - 3rd Quarter * * * * * * * * * see also: * History of the world * History of Australia * The 17th century * The 18th century * The 19th century * The 20th century - 1st quarter * The 20th century - 2nd quarter * The 20th century - 4th quarter * The 21st century * History of religion * History of Western Philosophy * History of Music * a history of the Middle East Overview: * the age of: * car ownership,…

The 20th Century - 4th Quarter

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 23:00:25 +0000

The 20th Century - 4th Quarter * * * * * * * * * see also: * History of the world * History of Australia * The 17th century * The 18th century * The 19th century * The 20th century - 1st quarter * The 20th century - 2nd quarter * The 20th century - 3rd quarter * The 21st century * History of religion * History of Western Philosophy * History of Music * History of genocide Overview: * the age of computerisation, space travel…

The 21st Century

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 13:22:51 +0000

The 21st Century * * * * * * * * see also: * a brief history of the World * The Middle East * History of Australia * The 17th century * The 18th century * The 19th century * The 20th century - 1st quarter * The 20th century - 2nd quarter * The 20th century - 3rd quarter * The 20th century - 4th quarter Overview: * Western society: * the generation Z: * Western people born 1991-2006 * increasing acceptance of homosexuality

History of Western Clothing

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:21:22 +0000

History of Western Clothing * * * * see also: * a brief history of the World Fasteners: * 1st known buttons were worn as ornaments in the Bronze Age. They were 1st used as fastenings as a loop fastening (much like we use toggles on heavy coats) by the ancient Greeks & Etruscans, and were in wide use by 300 BC among these peoples.

History of Cremation

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:33:36 +0000

History of Cremation * see also: * Australian history: * The 18th century * The 19th century * The 20th century - 1st quarter * The 20th century - 2nd quarter * The 20th century - 3rd quarter * The 20th century - 4th quarter * The 21st century * Victoria: * History of Melbourne Indigenous peoples of Australia: * Australia's aboriginal peoples long practiced cremation, with the oldest known cremation in human history being that of Mungo Woman some 4…

Origin of languages

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 23:33:00 +0000

Origin of languages * * * * * see also: * a brief history of the World * Infographic of languages across the world now courtesy of Indo-European: Latin * Italian (~AD1000) - Italy * French - France, Belgium, Switzerland, Haiti, W.Africa * Spanish - Spain, Latin America * Portugese - Portugal, Brazil

Leaders of the Dark Ages

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:35:58 +0000

Leaders of the Dark Ages * * * see also: * a brief history of the World * Roman Empire & European Leaders * Leaders of the Middle Ages The consolidation of the Catholic Church under the Greek emperors: PapacyGreekOther Simplicius 468-83AD Ireland: St Patrick introduced monasteries into Ireland in 432AD France/Germany:

Leaders of the Middle Ages

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:17:58 +0000

Leaders of the Middle Ages * the early middle ages * see also: * European Leaders of the Dark Ages * The middle ages PapacyItaly & HREFranceEnglandScotlandOther Alexander II 1061-73 Gregory VII 1073-85 Victor III 1086-7 Salien / Franconia dynasty (911-1137): Henry IV 1039-1125 The Capetians (987-1328)

Leaders of the Renaissance Era

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:35:45 +0000

Leaders of the Renaissance Era * see also: * a brief history of the World * Ancient history * Leaders of the Dark Ages * Leaders of the Middle Ages * The 16th century * The 17th century PapacyItalySpainFranceBritainRussiaHapsburgs Sixtus IV (1471-1484) Innocent VIII (1484-1492) Alexander VI (1492-1503) a hated pope, a womaniser who tried to create a dynasty and unite Italy. Pius III (1503) Julius II (1503-1513)

History of Classical Literature

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:09:24 +0000

History of Classical Literature * see also: * a brief history of the World * History of Western Philosophy * text on the net: * Internet classics Before 500BC: * Sumerian: * Gilgamesh * an epic poem written in cuneiform on 12 clay tablets in ~ 2000BC * based on a tyranical ruler Gilgamesh (fl 2700-2650BC) who ruled the city of Uruk (known as Erech in the Bible and now Warka in Iraq)

History of Mathematics

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 03:17:28 +0000

History of Mathematics see also: * a brief summary of mathematical principles and tools * History of Western Philosophy Numbers * counting numbers * used to solve x - 5 = 0 * c3000BC, ancient Sumerians used an astronomical sexagesimal system which used base of 60: * allowed counting to 60 with 2 hands by using thumb of one hand to count each of the 3 finger bones on each finger of that hand giving total of 12 and then using the 5 digits of the other hand to record multiples of…

History of Measurements

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:23:40 +0000

History of Measurements * * see also: * measurement of time Distance: * bronze & early iron ages: * measurements used: * cubit: * Egyptian = 20.6 +/- 0.19in = 524 +/- 5mm (divided into palms & digits) * Jewish = 17.5in = 447mm * Assyrian = 21.5in = 546mm (divided into 2 feet, each being 3 palms long, each palm being 20 susi)

The Middle ("medieval") Ages

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:18:43 +0000

The Middle ("medieval") Ages * * * see also: * a brief history of the World * Ancient history (<500AD) * A History of the Roman Catholic Church * History of Medieval Era of Music * History of Renaissance Era of Music * The 16th century 500-1000AD: * 775 and 994AD - two of the most intense solar flares ever detected (the previous one was 660BC) early middle ages ('Dark ages') *

a history of the Middle East

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 23:09:39 +0000

a history of the Middle East * see also: * History of the world * The 17th century * The 18th century * The 19th century * The 20th century - 1st quarter * The 20th century - 2nd quarter * The 20th century - 4th quarter * The 21st century * History of religion Introduction * the Ottoman Empire dominated the Middle East from 1299 to 1918 when it was dissolved. The Ottomans united the whole region under one ruler for the first time since the reign of the Abbasid c…

History of Music - 20th Century - Formal

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:07:23 +0000

History of Music - 20th Century - Formal * see also: * History of Music * History of Medieval Era of Music * History of Renaissance Era of Music * History of Baroque Era of Music * History of the Classical Period of Music * History of the Romantic Era of Music Introduction: * new styles: * modernism (Schonberg, Stravinsky, Bartok, Hindemith) * neoclassicism (Stravinsky) * expressionism (Berg, Webern)

History of Baroque Era of Music

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:01:25 +0000

History of Baroque Era of Music * * * see also: * History of Music * History of Medieval Era of Music * History of Renaissance Era of Music * History of the Classical Period of Music * History of the Romantic Era of Music Introduction: * baroque is the French term applied to ornate architecture of Germany & Austria during 17th & 18thC & borrowed to describe comparable music developments from ~1600 to the deaths of Bach & Handel in 1750 & 1759 respectively.

History of the Classical Period of Music

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:03:52 +0000

History of the Classical Period of Music * * * see also: * History of Music * History of Medieval Era of Music * History of Renaissance Era of Music * History of Baroque Era of Music * History of the Romantic Era of Music Introduction: * the term “classical period” is generally used to refer to the post-baroque & pre-romantic era of music composed between 1750 and 1830, which covers the development of the classical symphony and concerto

History of Medieval Era of Music

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 17 May 2014 14:55:09 +0000

History of Medieval Era of Music * * * see also: * History of Music * History of Renaissance Era of Music * History of Baroque Era of Music * History of the Classical Period of Music * History of the Romantic Era of Music * The middle ages Introduction: * that era of music preceding the Renaissance era of music, ie. 11thC to end of 14thC * Catholic sacred music dominated by Gregorian chant form (also called plainsong) sung by choirs which originated in 6thC by P…

History of Renaissance Era of Music

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:57:09 +0000

History of Renaissance Era of Music * * * see also: * History of Music * History of Medieval Era of Music * History of Baroque Era of Music * History of the Classical Period of Music * History of the Romantic Era of Music Introduction: * in music parlance, Renaissance era covers that between medieval and baroque (ie. early 15thC to early 17thC) * new instruments: *

History of the Romantic Era of Music

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:05:36 +0000

History of the Romantic Era of Music * * * see also: * History of Music * History of Medieval Era of Music * History of Renaissance Era of Music * History of Baroque Era of Music * History of the Classical Period of Music Introduction: * although the romantic era of literature only spanned 2 decades 1830-50, when applied to music, it is generally considered to include 1830-1900, when music was more emotional, with more picturesque expression being more important than…

History of Pandemics

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:59:58 +0000

History of Pandemics see also: * my brief history of the world * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemic The greatest "pandemic" of all - TB: * TB has been with us since earliest times and is the most successful pathogenic human parasite of all time, even now it affects 2 billion people (1/3rd of global population) worldwide with 2 million people dying from it each year.

History of Western Philosophy

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 07:12:58 +0000

History of Western Philosophy * * see also: * Philosophy * History of religion * History of Mathematics * websites: * Stanford encylopaedia of philosophy * introduction: * philosophy as distinct from theology, began in Greece in 6th C BC, again became submerged by theology as Chrsitianity rose & Rome fell.

History of Poetry

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:11:08 +0000

History of Poetry * see also: * history of classical literature * history of music * a brief history of the World Introduction: * we value poetry for many reasons. It involves philosophy & feeling, it is a cultural record, it both concentrates & extends language. It is also, like singing, an art that centres language in our bodies.

History of Political Science - Machiavelli

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:46:02 +0000

History of Political Science - Machiavelli * see also: * political science * The 16th century - Machiavelli Machiavelli (1469-1527): The Prince (1514): * men willingly change their ruler, expecting to fare better, but this induces them to take up arms against him, but they only deceive themselves, & they learn from experience that they have made things worse.

Prehistoric times

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 05:28:31 +0000

Prehistoric times see also: * a brief history of the World * How Australia evolved in geological terms and evolution * evolution * evolution of bacteria * asteroid impacts on earth Contents: * Before earth formed * 4.6 billion yrs ago: a collision between two neutron stars 1,000 light yrs away could have seeded 0.3% of earth's gold, platinum, uranium and actinides heavy elements via meteorites mixing with the solar systems then gas and dust clouds after the collison triggered the…

Roman Empire & European Leaders

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:55:41 +0000

Roman Empire & European Leaders * * * * see also: * ancient history Roman Empire & Early Christian times: Roman emperorsEarly “Catholic” ChurchTetrarchsJewish High PriestsProcurators of Judea Augustus 27BC-14ADMithraism brought to Rome 60BC from Persia

History of Sport - an Australian perspective

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:14:59 +0000

History of Sport - an Australian perspective * * * * * * see also: * a brief history of the World * History of Australia * Australian Olympic medallists * Australian test cricket series results 21st century: * 2012: * Australian cricket captain, Michael Clark hits record highest test runs scored in a calendar year for an Australian batsmen, including a triple century and 4 double centuries

History of Measuring Time

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:31:24 +0000

History of Measuring Time * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * see also: * History of Measurements * a brief history of the World Astronomical measures: * lunar month * solar year = 365 days 5 hours 48min 46secs

a brief history of the World

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:08:38 +0000

a brief history of the World * Brief overview: * * How Australia evolved in geological terms and evolution * * * * * see also more detailed items on other pages: * The Origin of the Universe * Prehistoric times: * evolution * Evolution of Humans: * Ancient history: * Roman Empire & European Leaders * The middle ages: * Leaders of the Dark Ages * Leaders of the Middle Ages * The 16th century: * Leaders of the Renaissance Era …

History of Music

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 01:24:05 +0000

History of Music * * * * * * * * * * reformist hymnals * * * * * , , * , , * * see also: * music index & links * History of Medieval Era of Music * History of Renaissance Era of Music * History of Baroque Era of Music * History of the Classical Period of Music * History of the Romantic Era of Music * History of 20th Century "classical music" * History of Poetry Top 10 selling albums of the 20t…

the squatter era in Victoria 1835-1847

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:50:42 +0000

the squatter era in Victoria 1835-1847 see also: * history of Melbourne * the Victorian gold rush of the 1850's * Selwyn's map of central Victoria 1852 (pdf) introduction * after explorers Hamilton Hume and William Hovell reached the northern edge of Corio Bay, the Geelong area was named Geelong in 1827 presumably as the Aborigines called the area Corayo, the bay being called Jillong.

my brief history of the world

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:31:49 +0000

my brief history of the world see: * a brief history of the World * Prehistoric times * Evolution of Humans * Ancient history * The middle ages * The 16th century * The 17th century * The 18th century * The 19th century * The 20th century - 1st half * The 20th century - 2nd half * The 21st century * Australian history up to 1900 * The 18th century * The 19th century * The 20th century - 1st quarter * The 20th century - 2nd quarter * The 20th ce…

major weather events in Australia

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 05:00:57 +0000

major weather events in Australia see also: * bushfires in Australia * major flooding events in Victoria * Melbourne weather * Melbourne weather records - heat waves, floods, tsunamis and other extreme events * Otway Ranges major weather events and floods Introduction * regular weather events are: * seasonal tropical cyclones * Low pressure systems and troughs which can be slow moving and bring much rain and wind storms * High pressure systems can bring extreme hot days and bu…