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ROBERT TEMPLE Publications List: Classical Studies 'The Dream of Scipio (Somnium Scipionis)', Introduction (10 pp.), Aquarian Press, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, 1983. 'The Roots of Modern Thought' [about the late Greek scholar, Alexander of Aphrodisias, and various Byzantine scholars], Books and Bookmen, Issue No. 358, August, 1985, pp. 16-17. 'Founding Father' [about Theophrastus of Eresos], Nature, Vol. 335, No. 6190, 6 October 1988, p. 506. 'Consulting the Oracles: The Classic Systems of Greece and Rome', constituting Chapter Seven of The World Atlas of Divination, ed. by John Matthews, Headline Book Publishing, London, 1992, pp. 65-73. 'Investigating Ancient Enigmas', review of Natural Knowledge in Preclassical Antiquity in Nature, Vol. 357, No. 6375, 21 May 1992, p. 204. 'The Roots of Nature' [A survey of the whole of the zoological and botanical works of Aristotle and Theophrastus, together with a reconstruction of their original form and explanation for the 'loss' of Aristotle's zoological work Close Investigations according to Kind listed in the Alexandrian catalogues, and how it can actually be reconstituted from a rearrangement of surviving works], Nature, Vol. 359, No. 6395, 8 October 1992, pp. 489-490. 'Aristotle as Anatomist and Dissector: The Marvels of Nature' [attempt at reconstruction of Aristotle's lost major zoological work Dissections], Helix, Almere, Netherlands, Vol. II, No. 2, 1993, pp. 49-55. 'The Ancient History of Contraception', Orgyn, Almere, Netherlands, Vol. I., No. 1, 1994, pp. 55-56. 'Aristotle's Treatise on Fertility: On Failure to Generate', Orgyn, Almere, Netherlands, Vol. I, No. 3, 1994, pp. 32-35. 'Superstition and Science', Odyssey, Almere, Netherlands, Vol. 1, No. 3, 1995, pp. 60-4. 'Fables, Riddles, and Mysteries of Delphi', in Seira: Delphike Idea, Archaioellenikos Logos kai Synchronos Kosmos, Akademia Delphikon Meleton, Delphikos Logos, No. 4, Athens, 1999, pp. 64-72. (Proceedings of the Delphic Conference held March 21, 1998, at Delphi.)
Assyriological Studies 'An Anatomical Verification of the Reading of a Term in Extispicy', Journal of Cuneiform Studies, Vol. 34, Nos. 1-2, 1982, Philadelphia, pp. 19-27. Contribution to section 'Gilgamesh from Other Perspectives' in book Gilgamesh: A Reader, ed. by John Maier, Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc., Wauconda, Illinois, 1997, pp. 318-327.
Chinese Studies 'Medicine in China', Nature, Vol. 327, No. 6119, 21-27 May 1987, p. 198. 'Indian Wisdom', Nature, Vol. 331, No. 6152, 14 January 1988, p. 127. 'All in His Head' [about Joseph Needham], Nature, Vol. 348, No. 6302, 13 December 1990, p. 591. 'Struggling for Air' [about Indian science], Nature, Vol. 353, No. 6339, 5 September 1991, p. 28. 'The Tao of Immortality', Helix, Almere, Netherlands, Vol. II, No. 1, 1993, pp. 36-41. 'The Autumn Mineral', Orgyn, Almere, Netherlands, Vol. I, No. 1, 1993, pp. 33-5. 'The National Land Survey of 1933' [i.e., of China], forthcoming in both English and Chinese in Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on the History of Chinese Science, Beijing, August, 1999. 'My Memories of Pearl Buck', broadcast as live reading on China Central Television, June 18, 1998; forthcoming in both English and Chinese, Nanjing, 1999 or 2000.
Mesoamerican Archaeological Studies 'Coincidence or Contact?: Magnetism in the New World', Second Look, Washington, DC, Vol. I, No. 11, September, 1979, pp. 8-31. 'Olmec Magnetism and the Brain', Second Look, Washington, DC, Vol. II, No. 1, November-December, 1979, pp. 21-3. 'Panorama of an Ancient Culture' [about the Maya], Art Book Review: An International Review of Art Literature, Vol. I, No. 2, London, 1982, p. 75. 'American Indians Galore', Art Book Review: An International Review of Art Literature, Vol. I, No. 4, London, 1982. 'A Culture of the Few' [about the Mimbres People], Art Book Review: An International Review of Art Literature, Vol. II, No. 6, London, 1983, pp. 42-43.
Swedish Viking Archaeology / History of Optical Technology 'Forntida Gotländska Linser' (Swedish translation of 'The Old Lenses of Gotland'), Gotländskt Arkiv 2000, Visby, Gotland, Sweden, 2000, Vol. 72 (for the year 2000 of this Swedish archaeological annual publication), pp. 41-52.
English History Studies 'A Royal Rake's Progress' [about Charles I and Charles II], Now! Magazine, London, January 11-17, 1980, p. 84. 'Discovery of a Manuscript Eye-Witness Account of the Battle of Maidstone' [i.e., in 1648], Archaeologia Cantiana, Maidstone, Kent, Vol. XCVII, 1981, pp. 209-220. 'Where King Alfred Burnt the Cakes' [the first of what was to become an avalanche of media coverage of the Somerset Levels, where the Saxon King Alfred retreated from the Danish invasion], Sunday Express Magazine, London, 7 March 1982, pp. 38-40. 'Weak Opening Line' [about Tudor and Stuart engraved portraiture], Art Book Review: An International Review of Art Literature, Vol. I, No. 2, London, 1982, p. 76. 'The Massey Brigade in the West' [i.e., during the Civil War], Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries, Vol. XXXI, September, 1985, pp. 437-45. 'The Original Officer List of the New Model Army', Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, University of London, Vol. LIX, No. 139, May, 1986, pp. 50-77. [This was the first publication of a fundamental document of the English Civil War discovered by Temple, extensively annotated. This article is now a basic reference work for any study of the subject.] Approximately ten entries in The Biographical Dictionary of English Radicals of the Seventeenth Century, ed. Richard Zaller, Harvester Press, USA, 1980s. (Specially cited also by editor for assisting several other contributors who got 'stuck' and acting 'as an additional editor'.) 'E. Douglas Fawcett: the English Jules Verne', British Heritage, Vol. 6, No. 2, February-March, 1985, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, pp. 28-47. Entries in the Dictionary of National Biography, Missing Persons - Five seventeenth century entries in supplementary Missing Persons volume of the Dictionary of National Biography, published in early 1990s. The entries were for: John Alured, John Moore, Sir Gregory Norton, Bart., Peregrine Pelham, and Vincent Potter, all of whom had been omitted by oversight in the original edition of the Dictionary of National Biography. [Note: this is the standard biographical reference work in the field of British history.] 'Sir Victor Goddard', obituary [recording origin of 'small boats rescue at Dunkirk'] in London Independent, January 27, 1987, p. 21. A 1654 Protectorate Parliamentary Election Return - As published in the historical journal Cromweilliana - The Journal of The Cromwell Association, 2006
Scientific Articles 'Response to Appeal from W. H. McCrea concerning Sirius', The Observatory, Royal Greenwich Observatory, April, 1975, pp. 52-54. 'The Radical Physics of "Twistor" Theory', an article written jointly with Professor Roger Penrose of the Institute of Mathematics, Oxford University, Second Look, Washington, DC, Vol. I, No. 9, July, 1979, pp. 15-18 and 25. 'Multiple Universes' [concerning an alternative interpretation of quantum theory], with Dr. David Deutsch of Oxford University, Second Look, Washington, DC, Vol. I, No. 9, July, 1979, pp. 19-24. 'Biochemistry: Backers, Please' [Nobel laureate Peter Mitchell's work on vectorial metabolism], The Economist, London, 6 September 1980, pp. 83-84. 'The Man Who Believes in Forever' [profile of astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle], byline given to staff writer Dennis Overbye despite article being simply a rewrite of Temple (whose name is given in the text), Discover: The Newsmagazine of Science, May, 1981, pp. 69-72. 'Britain's Unknown Nobel Prizewinner' [profile of 1978 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Peter Mitchell], Sunday Express Magazine, London, 25 October 1981, pp. 12-18. 'Tiny Tomb' [about Anton van Leeuwenhoek and early microscopes], Discover, New York, October, 1981, p. 88. 'Magician or Scientist?' [first article ever published about Dr. Rupert Sheldrake], Discover, New York, Vol. 2, No. 12, December, 1981, p. 12. 'Quicksand Sword' [device to rescue people from quicksand], Discover, New York, Vol. 2, No. 12, December, 1981, p. 72. 'The Big Wheel Spins' [about cosmic rotation], Discover, New York, Vol. 3, No. 10, October, 1982, pp. 14-15. 'Simon Says' [about four-dimensional space], Discover, New York, Vol. 3, No. 10, October, 1982, p. 84. 'David Bohm' [extended profile of leading quantum physicist], The New Scientist, London, 11 November 1982, pp. 361-5. (Photos by Temple.) 'A Case of Sensible Heresy', review in The New Scientist, London, 7 July 1983, p. 48. 'Sir Peter Medawar' [extended cover story profile of Nobel Laureate in Medicine and Physiology], The New Scientist, 12 April 1984, pp. 14-20. 'Jack of His Trade and Master of Trinity' [profile of Nobel laureate for Physiology, Sir Andrew Huxley], The New Scientist, London, 11 October 1984, p. 32. 'Theatre of Science' [about London's Royal Institution and Nobel laureate Sir George Porter], Sunday Express Magazine, London, 9 December 1984, pp. 38-42. 'Harmony and Discord' [review of two new scientific journals], Nature, Vol. 341, No. 6240, 28 September 1989, p. 366. 'In the Dock' [about Galileo], Nature, Vol. 341, No. 6241, 5 October 1989, p. 394. 'Hyperinteractive' [about hypnosis], Nature, 24 January 1992. 'Peter Mitchell' [obituary of Nobel Laureate in Chemistry], The Independent, London, 16 April 1992. (Note: a typographical error of a date was corrected the following day.) 'Songs without Words' [about Maurice Ravel's brain damage], The Guardian, London, July 24, 1992. 'Technical Wonders of the Past', a review in Nature, London, Vol. 374, No. 6521, 30 March 1995, pp. 418-9.
Space 'You'll Never Have to Walk Alone' [about Gerard K. O'Neill and global positioning], London Sunday Times, May 27, 1984, p. 72. 'Finger on the Space Pulse' [about Gerard K. O'Neill and global positioning], Sunday Telegraph Magazine, London, Number 485, February 9, 1986, pp. 29-30. 'Gerard K. O'Neill', obituary in London Independent, April 1992. Renaissance 'Coming to Grips with Ficino', Books and Bookmen, London, Issue No. 354, April, 1985, p. 20.
Literature 'What Is Kay?', in Festschrift for Katharine Falley Bennett, edited by Tambimuttu, Microdot Book 1, The Lyrebird Press, London, 1972, p. 77. 'Out of the Norweigian Mists' [about Knut Hamsun], Time Out, London, No. 260, February 21-27, 1975, p. 21. [This article was used for years afterwards by publishers for blurbs on the reissued works of Hamsun. The article significantly helped in the relaunch of the forgotten Hamsun for a new generation of readers.] 'Expedition to Colony Earth' [about Doris Lessing], Now! Magazine, London, April 3-9, 1981, p. 71. 'Bid Me to Live' [about Hilda Doolittle, i.e. 'H. D.'], Books and Bookmen, Issue No. 352, January, 1985, pp. 35-36. [Comments in this review were used as a basis for advertisements by the publisher.] 'Examples and Ideels' [about Anita Loos, written as if by the fictitious Lorelei Lee - 'Lorelei Lee as told to Robert Temple'], Books and Bookmen, Issue No. 360, October, 1985, pp. 39-40. 'Fine Old Tennessee' [about American writer Peter Taylor, helped establish him in Britain], Books and Bookmen, London, Issue No. 364, February, 1986, pp. 29-30. 'The Scholar Shaman' [about the fiction as well as the scholarly writings of Mircea Eliade], The Spectator, London, 25 April 1987, pp. 32-33. 'Not Always to the Swift but to the Quick' [about various Nobel laureates for literature], The Spectator, 26 January 1991, pp. 38-39.
Botany 'The Last Flower' [about lady's slipper orchid], Discover, New York, November, 1981, p. 14. Review of Vol. I of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture and Pharmacology, in The Herbal Review, The Herb Society, London, Vol. 11, No. 4, Autumn, 1986, pp. 46-47. Review of Vol. II of the above, in The Herbal Review, The Herb Society, London, Vol. 12, No. 3, Autumn/Winter, 1987, pp. 46-47.
Wine 'Erwein Matuschka-Greiffenclau' [obituary], The Independent, London, 30 August 1997, p. 14.
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