| Title |
Lectures and conferences |
| Reference |
NRI2/1 |
| Covering Dates |
1947-July 1989 |
| Extent and Medium |
8 boxes; Paper |
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| Content and context |
The material relates to lectures given by Needham on topics from the 'Science and Civilisation in China' project and to conferences he attended in order to further his work. The documents in this section include correspondence arranging the events, Needham's preparatory notes, draft and final typescripts of papers as well as Needham's notes from the contributions of other speakers. |
| Needham/NRI2/1 contains: |
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1
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Lectures. Paper. |
22 Feb. 1950–22 Jan. 1989 |
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2
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'Writing SCC', 'A paper given to the Cambridge University Society for the Study of Problems in Creative Work, 1 Feb 81'. Paper. |
1 Feb. 1981–29 Mar. 1981 |
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3
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International Conference of Chinese Studies, Venice, Sep 73. Paper. |
24 Nov. 1972–14 Jan. 1974 |
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4
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Introductory Course on Archaeology and Ancient History of Asian Civilisations, 1974. Paper. |
1972–1974 |
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5
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Second International Congress on the History of Science, London, 1931. Paper. |
1931 |
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6
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Seventh International Congress on the History of Science, Jerusalem, Israel, 1953. Paper. |
1952–1953 |
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7
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Eighth International Congress on the History of Science, Florence, Italy, 1956. Paper. |
1956 |
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8
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Ninth International Congress on the History of Science, Barcelona, Spain, 1959. Paper. |
1959–5 Feb. 1960 |
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9
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Eleventh International Congress on the History of Science, Warsaw and Krakow, Poland, 1965. Paper. |
15 Sep. 1964–21 June 1968 |
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10
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Twelfth International Congress on the History of Science, Paris, France, 1968. Paper. |
26 June 1967–26 June 1968 |
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11
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Fourteenth International Congress on the History of Science, Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan, 1974. Paper. |
1970–1974 |
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12
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Fifteenth International Congress on the History of Science, Edinburgh, 1977. Paper. |
26 Jan. 1976-Oct. 1978 |
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13
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Sixteenth International Congress on the History of Science, Bucharest, Romania, 1981. Paper. |
1981 |
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14
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Twenty-Fourth International Congress of Orientalists, Munich, Germany, 1957. Paper. |
1954–1957 |
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15
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Twenty-Ninth Congress of Orientalists, Paris, France, July 1973. Paper. |
1972–25 Feb. 1974 |
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16
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Thirtieth Congress of Orientalists, Mexico City, Mexico, 1976. Paper. |
1976 |
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17
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'Hitchcock Lecture notes'. Paper. |
1947–1949 |
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18
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Sixth International Congress of the International Society for Chinese Philosophy, Hawaii, U.S.A., 1989. Paper. |
July 1989 |
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19
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Conference of the British Association of Orientalists, Durham, April 1979. Paper. |
Apr. 1979 |
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20
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International History of Science Symposium based on the science and technology of Leonardo, Florence, Italy, 1969. Paper. |
1968–1969 |
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21
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General Assembly of the Division of the History of Science of the International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science, Edinburgh, August 1977. Paper. |
24 Nov. 1976–1977 |
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22
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First International Conference on the History of Chinese Science, Louvain, Belgium, 1982. Paper. |
1982 |
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23
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Second International Conference on the History of Chinese Science, Hong Kong, 1983. Paper. |
21 Oct. 1982–22 Jan. 1984 |
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24
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Symposium on 'The Place of Astronomy in the Ancient World' organisaed by the Royal Society in conjunction with the British Academy, December 1972. Paper. |
1972–19 Sep. 1973 |