| Needham/NRI2/2/4/4 contains: |
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| 33 |
Letter from John Combridge of Ilford, Essex, about his work on Korean clockwork and accompanying copies of correspondence with Gari Ledyard of Columbia University, New York, U.S.A., about his assistance with the work |
| 34 |
Typescript chapter on astronomy from Jeon Sang-Woon's 'Introduction to the History of Science in Korea' |
| 35 |
Photocopy of a paper by Jeon Sang-Woon entitled 'On the Astronomical Instruments of Three Kingdoms and Unified Silla', ('Komunhwa') |
| 36 |
Photocopy of a paper by Jeon Sang-Woon [Chon Sangun] entitled 'On a Yi Dynasty Clockwork Armillary Sphere', («?????», Japan) |
| 37 |
Correspondence with John S. Major of Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.A., about Herbert Chatley's translation of chapter 3 of the «???» [Huai Nan Tzu / Huai Nan Zi] |
| 38 |
Correspondence with Francis Maddison of the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, about the publication of 'Hall of Heavenly Records' by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press |
| 39 |
Copy of a letter from Joseph Needham to John Combridge of Ilford, Essex, about the publication of 'Hall of Heavenly Records' by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press |
| 40 |
Correspondence with John Major of Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.A., about his editing of 'The Hall of Heavenly Records', and related notes |
| 41 |
Correspondence with Prof. Donald W. McNemar of Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.A., about the work of John S. Major at the College, and related documents |
| 42 |
Copy of a letter from John S. Major of Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.A. to Prof. Charles T. Wood of the College, accompanying the completed manuscript of 'The Hall of Heavenly Records' |
| 43 |
Letter from John S. Major of Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.A., advising that he has been Associate Professor of History at the College |
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine
| Title |
Correspondence with Francis Maddison of the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, about the publication of 'Hall of Heavenly Records' by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press |
| Reference |
NRI2/2/4/4/38 |
| Creator |
Maddison, Francis; Needham, Joseph; Sivin, Nathan. |
| Covering Dates |
26 June 1973–10 July 1973 |
| Extent and Medium |
11 sheets; Paper |
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| Content and context |
The correspondence comprises a copy of a letter from Joseph Needham to Maddison, asking for the return of files on this project; letter of reply from Maddison; copy of a letter from Nathan Sivin of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to Maddison; further letter from Maddison to Needham; drafts of Needham and Sivin's letters. |
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