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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine

Title Research Material
Reference SCC2
Covering Dates 1780–2002
Extent and Medium 286 boxes; Paper
Content and context

This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.

Joseph Needham stored these documents in 12 filing cabinets. They have been catalogued in the order in which he left them.

Needham/NRI2/SCC2 contains:
1 Joseph Needham's early notes and correspondence relating to the history of Chinese science.
Paper.
1942–1950
2 Generalities about the book itself.
Paper.
22 Apr. 1943–6 Dec. 1988
3 'General references: ?[Chinese] History of Sci. [Science] (1)'.
Paper.
1940–10 Oct. 1990
4 'General Refs. Hist of Sci. 1a; Detailed Biographical Notes'.
Paper.
12 Feb. 1927–1980
5 'Asian HoS, Arabic Affairs'.
Paper.
Dec. 1948–1 Apr. 1985
6 'Asian HoS, Persian Affairs'.
Paper.
1950–1979
7 General References: Chinese History of Science: Periodicals, lists, bibliographies etc.
Paper.
1934–1978
8 Chinese History of Science: Hong Kong Group.
Paper.
26 Feb. 1955–3 Mar. 1955
9 Asian History of Science: Indian Group.
Paper.
12 Mar. 1948–5 Jan. 1989
10 Chinese History of Science: Moscow Group.
Paper.
5 Nov. 1955–8 July 1960
11 Chinese History of Science: Japanese Group.
Paper.
1950–16 Mar. 1991
12 Chinese History of Science: Singapore Group.
Paper.
16 Oct. 1953–18 Jan. 1968
13 Chinese History of Science: Shanghai Group.
Paper.
1930–30 Jan. 1986
14 'Asian HoS, Istanbul Group'.
Paper.
29 Feb. 1980–1989
15 'Miscellaneous Chinese Correspondence'.
Paper.
4 Aug. 1978–1995
16 'History of Science Correspondence, general'.
Paper.
26 Sep. 1923–28 Oct. 1992
17 'History of Science, Notes, Misc. and of lectures'.
Paper.
1924–1949
18 'Sci. tech. & Med. In China, Exhibitions, Field Trips, etc.'.
Paper.
1979–20 July 1986
19 'Technical Terms, Translation Problems in general, and Glossary of'.
Paper.
4 Dec. 1948–1959
20 'Standard Titles etc. Translation Problem (Schafer)'.
Paper.
1956–1957
21 'Translation Questions (Mostly ?)'.
Paper.
1940–4 mar. 1963
22 'Script Problems'.
Paper.
1960–1989
23 Chinese characters, language etc.
Paper.
1940
24 Computerisation of Chinese.
Paper.
1970–4 Aug. 1987
25 Geography of China, Human and Economic.
Paper.
1948–1973
26 History of China.
Paper.
21 Apr. 1943–5 June 1991
27 Relations and contacts between China and the West, including Central Asia; travellers; Influence of China on Europe.
Paper.
1942–30 Mar. 1994
28 'Rewriting of Contacts Chapter'.
Paper.
1948–23 Aug. 1988
29 Christian tombs in Chhuanchow and Yangchow.
Paper.
1952–12 Sept. 1958
30 Contacts: Earliest western writers on China (Portuguese, Dutch etc.).
Paper.
1950–30 Mar. 1988
31 Relations between China and the West: during the 17th and 18th centuries, Jesuit and post-Jesuit.
Paper.
22 May 1944–1992
32 'Fondazione Cini, Venice 1983: Contacts Prolusione, Gunpowder Epic, Variolation Epic'.
Paper.
1983–6 June 1984
33 Papers relating to 'TheTitsingh Project: The Exchange of Learning and Culture Between the Netherlands/Europe and Japan 1640-1853'.
Paper.
Oct. 1987–24 Feb. 1988
34 Chinese Humanism: the Classics, Canon etc.
Paper.
1948–1989
35 Education: Chinese parallels with Comenius [1592-1670] etc.
Paper.
1942–25 July 1982
36 Chinese education: Lecture notes.
Paper.
1960–1969
37 Museums of the History of Chinese Science and Technology.
Paper.
1990
38 Folklore and folksong.
Paper.
1941–9 Jan. 1984
39 Ball games, recreation etc.
Paper.
26 Aug. 1972–1995
40 Philosophy: Confucianism.
Paper.
4 Apr. 1932–2 Aug. 1989
41 Philosophy: Taoism.
Paper.
1942–24 Sept. 1990
42 Taoism correspondence.
Paper.
13 Dec. 1954–1989
43 The European 'Tao Tshang [?? / Dao Zang]' Project.
Paper.
5 Mar. 1979-Sep. 1986
44 Philosophy: Hedonism.
Paper.
1950–1969
45 Philosophy: Mohism.
Paper.
1950–1979
46 Philosophy: Logicians.
Paper.
1934–1969
47 Philosophy: Legalists.
Paper.
1940–1978
48 History of Chinese Law (Mediaeval).
Paper.
1948-Oct. 1976
49 Law: Gesetz-Recht - Human Law and Nature's Laws.
Paper.
20 May 1931–18 Oct. 1982
50 History of Philosophy: Fundamental Ideas, Yin Yang [??], Wu Hsing [?? / Wu Xing] etc.
Paper.
Nov. 1943–9 Mar. 1988
51 I Ching [?? / Yi Jing]: The book of Changes.
Paper.
1945–4 Dec. 1991
52 History of Philosophy: Wang Chhung [?? / Wang Chong] and the Sceptical Tradition.
Paper.
1940–30 June 1988
53 Philosophy of Science (modern) in relation to Chinese thought.
Paper.
29 June 1977–17 June 1991
54 Humanistic Studies.
Paper.
1945–4 Dec. 1990
55 Religion.
Paper.
1940–1989
56 Religion: Buddhism.
Paper.
10 Jan. 1932–1995
57 Papers relating to Chienfotung [??? / Qian Fo Dong] , Dunhuang, Gansu Province, and other cave sites.
Paper.
1930–20 Sep. 1982
58 Philosophy: Han to Sung.
Paper.
1945–1955
59 Philosophy: Neo-Confucianiam and after.
Paper.
1940–1985
60 Leibnitz and China.
Paper.
1945–29 Nov. 1977
61 Philosophy: Sung-Ming Idealists and Ming Naturalists.
Paper.
1945–1955
62 Philosophy: Contemporary debates.
Creator: Liao Hung-Ying; Thomson, George.
Paper.
23 Mar. 1961–1964
63 'Science and Civilisation in China Volume 2': Illustrations.
Paper.
1950–1955
64 Mathematics 1.
Paper.
1942–23 Dec. 1990
65 Mathematics 2: Algebra.
Paper.
1945–10 Feb. 1986
66 Mathematics 3.
Paper.
13 Aug. 1944–15 Mar. 1972
67 Astronomy 1.
Paper.
1942–1992
68 Astronomy 2.
Paper.
11 Apr. 1944–16 Apr. 1990
69 Astronomy 3.
Paper.
1913–20 July 1990
70 Astronomy 4: Special subjects.
Paper.
Dec. 1941–19 Aug. 1992
71 Astronomy 5: Instruments.
Paper.
22 Apr. 1943–30 July 1987
72 Astronomy 6: Instruments.
Paper.
1940–1989
73 Astronomy 7.
Paper.
1946–9 Sept. 1988
74 Joseph Needham's contribution to a festschrift for F. J. M. Stratton of Cambridge Observatories.
Paper.
1951–9 Mar. 1956
75 Presentation at the London Planetarium for a delegation from Academia Sinica, Peking, China, 19 October 1961.
Paper.
1960–6 Feb. 1979
76 18th century Korean astronomical screen held at the Whipple Science Museum, Cambridge.
Paper.
1960–1 June 1983
77 'The Seattle Korean (?) Planisphere'.
Paper.
1974–13 Oct. 1984
78 Papers relating to Joseph Needham's contribution to 'Cosmic Perspectives' edited by Prof. C. V. Vishveshwara et. al.
Paper.
1974–1987
79 Meteorology.
Paper.
11 Apr. 1944–1989
80 Geography and Cartography 1.
Paper.
1945–13 May 1991
81 Geography and Cartography 2.
Paper.
1945–1989
82 Early maps of the Chinese coast belonging to Leo Bagrow of Stockholm, Sweden.
Paper.
1950–1959
83 Paper by K. M. Buchanan entitled 'The Changing Face of China'.
Paper.
1959
84 Geology and palaeontology.
Paper.
30 July 1943–30 July 1989
85 Seismology.
Paper.
1939–1989
86 Mineralogy.
Paper.
1939–3 Feb. 1988
87 Physics: General.
Paper.
16 Feb. 1939–27 June 1990
88 Origins of the metric system.
Paper.
1950–6 Mar. 1979
89 Documents relating to two letters written by the Jesuit Father J. J. M. Amiot (1692-1776) on Chinese weights, balances, weighing machines and measures.
Paper.
1960–12 Dec. 1967
90 Physics: Optics.
Paper.
10 May 1943–9 Dec. 1985
91 Glass.
Paper.
1950–26 May 1982
92 'The Optick Artists of Chiangsu', a paper by Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei Djen.
Paper.
27 Jan. 1959–18 Feb. 1992
93 Physics: Acoustics.
Paper.
1780–1995
94 Physics: Magnetism and electricity 1.
Paper.
1930–13 Apr. 1991
95 Physics: Magnetism and electricity 2.
Paper.
1877–14 Apr. 1994
96 Engineering and mechanical technology 1.
Paper.
17 Aug. 1945–23 Dec. 1990
97 Engineering and mechanical technology 2: Basic mechanical principles.
Paper.
1940–4 Dec. 1992
98 Engineering and mechanical technology 3: Wheels and dishing.
Paper.
1950–2 Jun. 1990
99 Engineering and mechanical technology 4.
Paper.
2 June 1944–14 Oct. 1985
100 Engineering and mechanical technology 5.
Paper.
20 Aug. 1948-June 1993
101 Engineering and mechanical technology 6: Technology of animal power.
Paper.
1943–12 Mar. 1975
102 Engineering and mechanical technology 7a.
Paper.
1939–1989
103 Engineering and mechanical technology 7b.
Paper.
1950–1989
104 Engineering and mechanical technology 8: Main file for horological engineering.
Paper.
1908–16 Dec. 1988
105 Engineering and mechanical technology 9: Horological engineering (continued).
Paper.
1950–8 Aug. 1984
106 Engineering and mechanical technology 10: Horological engineering, clockwork models.
Creator: Combridge, John; Needham, Joseph.
paper.
1961–1964
107 Engineering and mechanical technology 11: Horological engineering, clockwork models.
Paper.
1960–5 Jan. 1985
108 Engineering and mechanical technology 12: Publication of 'Heavenly Clockwork'.
Paper.
27 May 1956-Feb. 1989
109 Engineering and mechanical technology 13: Revision of 'Heavenly Clockwork' after the 8th International Congress of the History of Science, Florence, 1956.
Paper.
1956–9 July 1962
110 Documents relating to Joseph Needham's Royal Society, 'Wilkins Lecture' entitled 'The Missing Link in Horological History - A Chinese Contribution', 6 November 1958.
Paper.
1958–27 July 1984
111 Mechanical engineering illustrations.
Paper.
1965–1972
112 Engineering and mechanical technology 14: Revolving bookcase, windmill, aeronautical, conclusion.
Paper.
14 May 1929–1989
113 'Earl Grey Memorial Lecture' entitled 'Classical Chinese Contributions to Mechanical Engineering', delivered at King's College, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 28 February 1961.
Paper.
1960–30 Mar. 1962
114 Thomas Newcomen Centenary Lecture, 1963, 'The Prenatal History of the Steam Engine'.
Paper.
1960–28 Oct. 1970
115 Civil Engineering 1: Roads and Walls.
Paper.
1943–30 Nov. 1990
116 Civil Engineering 2: Building Technology 1.
Paper.
1934–2 Oct. 1991
117 Civil Engineering 3: Building Technology 2.
Paper.
1931–1989
118 Civil Engineering 4: Bridges.
Paper.
1933–1989
119 Civil Engineering 5: Hydraulics.
Paper.
1942–10 Nov. 1993
120 Civil Engineering 6: Hydraulics (Continued).
Paper.
10 Sep. 1942–25 May 1990
121 Nautical Technology 1: Ships and boat construction.
Paper.
3 May 1938–3 Oct. 1991
122 Nautical Technology 2: The seas they sailed.
Paper.
Aug. 1947–4 Aug. 1993
123 Nautical Technology 3: Navigation.
Paper.
18 Nov. 1943–5 Oct. 1990
124 Nautical Technology 4: Propulsion and control.
Paper.
1879–1979
125 Nautical Technology 5: Ancillary techniques.
Paper.
1915–28 July 1981
126 Photographs and other preparatory work for the figures for 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 4, Part 3', 'Civil Engineering and Nautics'.
Paper.
1960-July 1967
127 Millitary technology - Section sub-headings.
Paper.
1950–23 Nov. 1987
128 Military technology 1: Introduction and literature.
Paper.
1950–18 Sep. 1990
129 Military technology 2a: Bows.
Paper.
11 Dec. 1954–1989
130 Military technology 2b: Crossbow.
Paper.
8 Mar. 1949–10 Dec. 1980
131 Military technology 3: Pre-gunpowder artillery.
Paper.
19 Jan. 1948–1989
132 Military technology 4a: Early poliorcetics.
Paper.
1950–1989
133 Military technology 4b: Late poliorcetics.
Paper.
1950–1989
134 Military technology 5: Cavalry.
Paper.
1947–1989
135 Military technology 6: Armour and caparison.
Paper.
Jan. 1921–1989
136 Military technology: 'Armour and caparison' sub-section written by Lo Jung-Pang [??? / Luo Rongbang].
Paper.
1970–1989
137 Military technology: Miscellaneous papers relating to the writing of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 6'.
Paper.
1955–1 Feb. 1990
138 Miltary technology: Shock weapons.
Paper.
1950–20 May 1991
139 Gunpowder: General 1.
Paper.
27 July 1943–18 May 1987
140 Gunpowder: General 2.
Paper.
1943–1989
141 Gunpowder Special 1: Incendiaries.
Paper.
1942–1990
142 Gunpowder Special 2: Bombs and grenades, mines, fire-lances and eruptors.
Paper.
1960–11 Jan. 1988
143 Gunpowder Special 3: Metal-barrel guns and cannon, general.
Paper.
16 Apr. 1957–5 Jun. 1991
144 Gunpowder Special 4: Metal-barrel hand-guns and cannon, earlier period (1290 to 1520).
Paper.
25 Feb. 1944–1995
145 Gunpowder Special 5: Metal-barrel guns and cannon, later period (1520 to 1841); solid projectiles; shells; shields.
Paper.
1950–22 Jan. 1991
146 Gunpowder Special 6: Arquebus and musket.
Paper.
1958–1985
147 Gunpowder Special 7: Rockets.
Paper.
Apr. 1949–24 Sep. 1990
148 Gunpowder Special 8: Rockets correspondence.
Paper.
28 May 1949–25 July 1986
149 Gunpowder Special 9: Peaceful Civil Uses.
Paper.
30 Mar. 1951–1985
150 Gunpowder Special 10: Inter-cultural transmissions.
Paper.
21 Sep. 1954–1 Nov. 1989
151 Gunpowder Special 11: Correspondence.
Paper.
23 Feb. 1945–1987
152 The Ta-Tsu [?? / Da Zu] Bombard.
Paper.
1980–17 Jan. 1989
153 Gunpowder: Miscellaneous papers.
Paper.
1970–7 Jan. 1990
154 Gunpowder: Correspondence relating to a 'New Effort' on the gunpowder volume, begun in 1971.
Paper.
20 Oct. 1971–9 Nov. 1987
155 Fort Halstead Experiments, 20 February 1981.
Paper.
27 Sep. 1980–26 Jan. 1982
156 Gunpowder: Illustrations not used.
Paper.
15 Dec. 1954–1985
157 Gunpowder: Drafts.
Paper.
1948–1985
158 Gunpowder: Creighton lecture.
Paper.
1979–1980
159 Gunpowder: Priestley Lecture.
Paper.
Sep. 1977–13 Feb. 1984
160 Gunpowder: First East Asian History of Science Foundation Lecture, Hong Kong, 20 October 1983.
Paper.
1983–30 Jan. 1986
161 Gunpowder: Other lectures and publications.
Paper.
Mar. 1978–13 Mar. 1987
162 Fritz Jäger of Hamburg, Germany, (1886-1957): Miscellaneous papers.
Paper.
1900–1959
163 Fritz Jäger of Hamburg, Germany, (1886-1957): Notes and papers on gunpowder and firearms.
Paper.
1900–1956
164 Fritz Jäger of Hamburg, Germany, (1886-1957): Papers relating to the work by ??? [Teng Yü-Han / Deng Yuhan / Johann Terrenz (Shreck)] and ?? [Wang Cheng / Wang Zheng] entitled, 'Chi Chhi Thu Shuo' [???? / Qi Qi Tu Shuo], (1627).
Paper.
1913–22 May 1966
165 Military Technology: Parallels, Comparisons and Conclusions.
Paper.
1944–1985
166 Military Technology: Communication and Control.
Paper.
1950–1989
167 Textile Technology 1: Plant fibres.
Paper.
1934–1985
168 Textile Technology 2: Animal fibres.
Paper.
1943–1989
169 Textile Technology 3: General.
Paper.
1947–11 Mar. 1991
170 Textile Technology 5: Plant fibres technology and cotton manufacture.
Paper.
1940–6 July 1985
171 Textile Technology 6: Silk technology.
Paper.
1950–20 Mar. 1982
172 Textile Technology 7: Dyeing and Dyes.
Paper.
May 1925–1989
173 Textile Technology 8: Wool; Weaving and carpet-making.
Paper.
1950–1989
174 Textile Technology 9: Kho Ssu [?? / Ke Si] silk tapestry.
Paper.
1950–1989
175 Textile Technology 10: General 1.
Paper.
20 Apr. 1949–9 Dec. 1986
176 Textile Technology 11: General 2, Letters and correspondence without technical reference.
Paper.
29 Oct. 1967–1985
177 Textile technology: Drafts and other papers.
Creator: Kuhn, Dieter; Needham, Joseph.
Paper.
1925–1985
178 Paper and printing: Notes.
Paper.
1942-Oct. 1987
179 Paper and printing: 'Interim'.
Paper.
26 Nov. 1948–8 Apr. 1992
180 Paper and Printing: Illustrations.
Paper.
1972–1985
181 Alchemy and Chemistry: 'The Greater Introduction'.
Paper.
1937–1979
182 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 2' illustrations.
Paper.
1950–1973
183 Joseph Needham's lectures on alchemy.
Paper.
27 Jan. 1969-Apr. 1973
184 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 2': Concepts, Terminology, and Definitions; Aurifiction, Aurifaction, Macrobiotics.
Paper.
1950–1990
185 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 2': Concepts, Terminology, and Definitions: Material Immortality, Macrobiotics and Soma (Wasson) etc.
Paper.
Apr. 1949–1979
186 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 2': Concepts, Terminology, and Definitions: Liturgy and Alchemy.
Paper.
1950–1978
187 Mycology, Hallucinogens and Ethno-pharmacology etc.
Paper.
1960–1979
188 Nomenclature of chemical substances, ores and minerals in the old Chinese literature.
Paper.
1950–1973
189 Alchemy and Chemistry: The metallurgical-chemical background.
Paper.
1950–22 Nov. 1982
190 Alchemy and Chemistry: Late notes - Metallurgical - Introduction.
Paper.
1960–24 May 1981
191 Alchemy and Chemistry: Physiological background.
Paper.
1950–2 Oct. 1982
192 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 2': Miscellaneous late notes.
Paper.
1965–5 Sep. 1982
193 Alchemy and Chemistry: Main History 1.
Paper.
1943–30 Oct. 1990
194 Alchemy and Chemistry: Main History 2.
Paper.
1932–2 Apr. 1983
195 Alchemy in the 'Tao Tsang [?? / Dao Zang]'.
Paper.
1950–1993
196 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 3': Miscellaneous late notes - Historical.
Paper.
1950–1975
197 Typescript draft of sections of 'Science and Civilisation in China', corresponding to chapters in Volume 5, Parts 3 and 5.
Paper.
1950–1975
198 Paper by Ho Peng-Yoke and Joseph Needham entitled 'The Laboratory Equipment of the Early Mediaeval Chinese Alchemists', ('Ambix', 1959).
Creator: Ho Peng-Yoke; Needham, Joseph.
Paper.
1958–1959
199 Alchemical apparatus: Operations, Chinese technical terms and comparisons.
Paper.
1960–1979
200 Alchemy and early chemistry: Apparatus - Notes old and new.
Paper.
6 Aug. 1954–6 Dec. 1990
201 Alchemy and early chemistry: Apparatus.
Paper.
1926–1979
202 Alchemy and Chemistry: ?? [Shui Fa].
Paper.
29 Sep. 1944–30 Jan. 1986
203 Documents relating to the paper by Lu Gwei-Djen, Dorothy Needham and Joseph Needham entitled, 'The Coming of Ardent Water', ('Ambix', 1972).
Paper.
26 Feb. 1949–22 Feb. 1985
204 Alchemy and Early Chemistry: Category Theories.
Paper.
1950–1972
205 Alchemy and Chemistry: Comparative - China and the Hellenistic Greeks.
Paper.
14 Nov. 1946–1979
206 Alchemy and Chemistry: Comparative - China and the Arabs 1.
Paper.
1923–30 May 1983
207 Alchemy and Chemistry: Comparative - China and the Arabs 2.
Paper.
5 May 1928–1928
208 'Late notes' for 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 4'.
Paper.
21 Nov. 1968–1979
209 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 4': Materials found in Joseph Needham's room after his death in 1995.
Paper.
2 June 1959-June 1984
210 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 4': Galley Revision, August -October 1977.
Paper.
30 Oct. 1976–1978
211 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 4': Page proof revision, January to February 1979.
Paper.
4 Sep. 1969–3 Oct. 1988
212 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 4': Illustrations.
Paper.
1970–14 Nov. 1980
213 Nei Tan [??/ Nei Dan]: The Outer and the Inner Macrobiogens; Elixir and Enchymoma.
Paper.
1899–23 Apr. 1994
214 Sex hormones: Urinary steroids etc.
Paper.
Apr. 1959–18 May. 1987
215 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 5': Final revision of text, April 1979.
Paper.
1942–4 June 1987
216 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 5': Miscellaneous late notes.
Paper.
6 Nov. 1969–14 Oct. 1988
217 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 5': Documents found in Joseph Needham's room at the Needham Research Institute after his death in 1995.
Paper.
1960-Apr. 1982
218 Nei Tan [??/ Nei Dan]: Fremantle Lectures, Balliol College, Oxford, 1971.
Paper.
20 Mar. 1968-July 1972
219 Nei Tan [??/ Nei Dan]: Radhakrishnan Lectures, Oxford University, 1981.
Paper.
27 Jan. 1953–1981
220 Nei Tan [??/ Nei Dan]: Correspondence with ??? [Chang Chung-Lan / Zhang Zhonglan / Jolan Chang] and others.
Paper.
1970–26 July 1990
221 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 5': Ilustrations.
Paper.
1970–1979
222 Alchemy and early chemistry: Correspondence with Dr. S. Mahdihassan of Hyderabad, India, (b. 1892).
Creator: Mahdihassan, S.; Needham, Joseph.
Paper.
21 Oct. 1961–27 Jan. 1988
223 Alchemy and early chemistry: Correspondence with Michael Saso and Michel Strickmann.
Paper.
27 Feb. 1968–1979
224 Alchemy and early chemistry: Correspondence with Nathan Sivin.
Creator: Sivin, Nathan; Needham, Joseph.
Paper.
1959–22 Jan. 1989
225 Chemistry: Correspondence relating to the posthumous publication of 'History of Chemistry' by Professor James Riddick Partington (1886-1965) of Cambridge.
Paper.
1970–1981
226 Alchemy and Chemistry: Lectures given.
Paper.
20 Nov. 1968–3 Nov. 1980
227 'The Chemistry of Life': Documents relating to a course of lectures given by Cambridge biochemists, 1958-1961, covering the history of biochemistry in the West and China up to and including the Renaissance.
Paper.
Apr. 1951–1969
228 Alchemy and early chemistry: Publications.
Paper.
1970–19 Aug. 1987
229 Alchemy and early chemistry: General correspondence.
Paper.
1940–16 Mar. 1987
230 Ceramics.
Paper.
30 Nov. 1936–1989
231 Chemical technology and Chinese industries.
Paper.
10 Sep. 1949–1979
232 Mining.
Paper.
1945–1985
233 Coal.
Paper.
29 May 1951
234 Metallurgy: Non-ferrous.
Paper.
1945–27 Aug. 1993
235 Iron and steel metallurgy used in 'Martial Technology'.
Paper.
1943–15 Aug. 1991
236 Iron and steel metallurgy not used in martial technology, File 1.
Paper.
1950–1985
237 Iron and steel metallurgy not used in martial technology, File 2.
Paper.
15 Aug. 1901–1989
238 Metallurgy: Correspondence.
Paper.
30 June 1948–27 Sep. 1992
239 Articles by Prof. Thomas Thornton Read, Vinton Professor of Mining Engineering, Columbia University, New York City, U.S.A. and related correspondence.
Paper.
2 Jan. 1909–1959
240 Iron and steel technology: Drafts, publications and lectures.
Paper.
1950–27 Sep. 1992
241 Salt and deep drilling.
Paper.
7 June 1928–1995
242 Botany 2: Introduction and geobotany.
Paper.
1944–13 May 1991
243 Botany 3: Botanical linguistics.
Paper.
15 Jan. 1955–1985
244 Botany 4: Literature, especially ?? [Pen Tshao / Ben Cao].
Paper.
1945–13 May 1991
245 Botany 5: Li Shih-Chen [??? / Li Shizhen].
Creator: Lu Gwei-Djen; Needham, Joseph.
Paper.
1954–1979
246 Botany 6: Esculentist movement (Wild food plants).
Paper.
1960–27 Oct. 1989
247 Botany 7: Monographs and tractates.
Paper.
1943–2 Feb. 1991
248 Botany 8: Exotic and historical.
Paper.
1960–10 Oct. 1990
249 Botany 9: Plant insecticides, biological plant protection.
Paper.
9 June 1937-Feb. 1987
250 Treatises on Horticulture and Traditional Botany.
Paper.
1950–1985
251 Botany: Description ('Erh Ya [?? / Er Ya]') and classification.
Paper.
1950–1979
252 Botany: Parasitism, plant physiology, philosophical ideas, plant sexuality, mycology, phycology, plant pathology.
Paper.
8 Oct. 1933–30 June 1993
253 Botany: Increase in botanical knowledge; plant description and illustration.
Paper.
15 Feb. 1936–1979
254 Botany: Horticulture.
Paper.
1949–15 Jan. 1992
255 Botany: Correspondence.
Paper.
10 Apr. 1956–1 Dec. 1990
256 Botany: Drafts by H. T. Huang [??? / Huang Hsing-Tsung / Huang Xingzong] of the National Science Foundation, Washington D.C., U.S.A for the section of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 6, Part 1' on 'Biological Plant Protection'.
Creator: Huang, H. T.
Paper.
1983–1984
257 Botany: Miscellaneous papers relating to 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 6, Part 1'.
Paper.
1942–1985
258 Zoology 1.
Paper.
1945–19 Jan. 1991
259 Invertebrates.
Paper.
1950
260 Vertebrates.
Paper.
1950–21 Oct. 1988
261 Documents relating to an article by Joseph Needham and Donald Leslie entitled 'Ancient and Mediaeval Chinese Thought on Evolution'.
Paper.
3 Sep. 1951–15 Aug. 1955
262 Zoology 2.
Paper.
1 Sep. 1948–1 Mar. 1990
263 Zoology: Drafts.
Paper.
1985–1989
264 Biochemical technology: Nutritional science.
Paper.
28 June 1928–1985
265 Biochemical technology: Nutrition and fermentation.
Paper.
27 Jan. 1941–1979
266 Fermentation technology.
Paper.
4 July 1936–1989
267 Fisheries and Pisciculture.
Paper.
1915–1979
268 Documents relating to 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 6, Part 5; Fermentations and Food Science'.
Paper.
1996–2002
269 Anatomy and physiology etc.
Paper.
1874–20 July 1990
270 William Harvey Quatercentenary Commemoration, Royal College of Physicians, July 1978.
Paper.
10 Oct. 1977–1 Sep. 1978
271 Embryology and obstetrics.
Paper.
9 July 1944–4 Nov. 1986
272 Psychophysiology and psychopathology.
Paper.
1950–4 Feb. 1987
273 Documents relating to Edward C. Chang of the Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work, Albany State College, Georgia, U.S.A. and his project to translate 'Huang Ti Nei Ching Su Wen[?????? / Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen].
Paper.
1987–1990
274 Medicine (Important).
Paper.
1950–1992
275 Earliest medical history notes taken to Mexico, 1977 [?].
Paper.
1970–1976
276 Medicine (Continued).
Paper.
July 1937–27 Jan. 1993
277 Medicine (General) - Lu Gwei-Djen's file.
Creator: Lu Gwei-Djen.
Paper.
1950–1979
278 'Porkertology 74': Medical and natural philosophy, technical terms and translation problems.
Creator: Porkert, Manfred; Needham, Joseph.
Paper.
1970–28 June 1985
279 Accupuncture: General.
Paper.
1 Mar. 1947-Mar. 1993
280 Acupuncture.
Paper.
26 May 1959–1992
281 Acupuncture: Bibliographical materials.
Paper.
1960–1979
282 Acupuncture: History.
Paper.
1942–23 Sep. 1987
283 Moxabustion.
Paper.
1960–17 Mar. 1986
284 Acupuncture: Western clinical experiments.
Paper.
1945–1994
285 Acupuncture: Analgesia, physiological rationale.
Paper.
Apr. 1950–20 Dec. 1987
286 Acupuncture sessions with Chhiu Yin-Chhing [??? / Qiu Yinqing / E. C. Chew] and Janet Plummer, Hong Kong, April/May 1974.
Paper.
1962–1979
287 Acupuncture: Transmissions, Asia and Europe; Vital Spots.
Paper.
13 May 1943–15 Apr. 1992
288 Meeting of the British Medical Acupuncture Society , Trinity Hall, Cambridge, September 1985.
Paper.
1985
289 Acupuncture: Documents found in Joseph Needham's room at the Needham Research Institute after his death in 1995.
Paper.
1970–1985
290 Acupuncture: Correspondence.
Paper.
16 Feb. 1955–19 Oct. 1991
291 Acupuncture: Correspondence found in Joseph Needham's room at the Needham Research Institute, Cambridge, after his death in 1995.
Paper.
1978–1989
292 Acupuncture: Material relating to Lu Gwei-Djen and Joseph Needham, 'Celestial Lancets: History and Rationale of Acupuncture and Moxibustion', (Cambridge University Press,1980).
Paper.
1976–1985
293 'Celestial Lancets': Prelims, bibliographies and abbreviations.
Paper.
1970–1979
294 Acupuncture: Meeting of the Medical Acupuncture Association in Bristol, 7 May 1977.
Paper.
17 Nov. 1976–1977
295 Medicine: Sub-file 1.
Paper.
6 July 1928–1989
296 Medicine: Sub-file 2.
Paper.
1920–1993
297 Medicine: Sub-file 3.
Paper.
25 Sep. 1943–16 Oct. 1986
298 Medicine: Sub-file 4.
Paper.
1950–11 Dec. 1991
299 Medicine: Sub-file 5.
Paper.
8 Oct. 1933–26 Jan. 1991
300 Origins of Immunisation - Smallpox inoculation and vaccination.
Paper.
21 June 1958–1979
301 Variolation (precursor of smallpox vaccination).
Paper.
1960–30 July 1990
302 Current smallpox.
Paper.
1970–22 June 1986
303 Origins of Immunisation - Smallpox inoculation and vaccination: Supporting papers.
Paper.
1960–1979
304 Documents relating to Joseph Needham's lecture on entitled 'China and the Origins of Immunology', given as the University of Hong Kong's first Dr. S. T. Huang-Chan Memorial Lecture.
Paper.
2 Oct. 1978–10 Dec. 1983
305 Immunology: Correspondence.
Paper.
1979–1986
306 Nosology (Pathognostics).
Paper.
1960–18 Mar. 1981
307 Hygiene and Preventative Medicine.
Paper.
1950–5 June 1976
308 Medicine - Education, exams and all adminstration; hospitals.
Paper.
1950–1969
309 Forensic medicine.
Paper.
1960–31 July 1986
310 Medicine - Sex, physiology and pathology.
Paper.
1950–1979
311 Spaying and castration of domestic animals.
Paper.
11 Mar. 1968–1975
312 Documents relating to Joseph Needham's participation in a Symposium on 'Medicine and Culture' organised by the Werner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research and the Wellcome Trust, London, September 1966.
Paper.
24 Nov. 1965–1969
313 Documents relating to the Europe-China Association Summer School 'China, Medicine and the West', Oxford, July 1979.
Paper.
10 Nov. 1978–1979
314 Documents relating to Joseph Needham's contribution to 'A Social History of the Bio-Medical Sciences' edited by Dr. Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini of Franco Maria Ricci, Milan, Italy.
Paper.
1979–17 Jan. 1983
315 Medicine: Correspondence.
Paper.
28 Aug. 1951–5 June 1991
316 International Academy of the History of Medicine.
Paper.
21 June 1963–1988
317 The International Association for the Study of Traditional Asian Medicine (IASTAM).
Paper.
Sep. 1979–25 Oct. 1988
318 Documents relating the establishment of a programme for the study of the history of medicine at the University of Cambridge in association with The Wellcome Trust.
Paper.
Oct. 1969-Jan. 1977
319 History of Medicine: Miscellaneous notes found in Joseph Needham's room at the Needham Research Institute after his death in 1995.
Paper.
7 June 1948–1989
320 History of Medicine: Material borrowed by Nathan Sivin and returned to the Needham Research Institute, c.2000.
Paper.
1960–1999
321 Miscellaneous documents relating to the preparation of the 'Science and Civilisation in China' volume on medicine.
Paper.
1964–1993
322 Veterinary medicine.
Paper.
6 Nov. 1948–1979
323 Pharmacology 1.
Paper.
12 Dec. 1925–26 Feb. 1992
324 Pharmacology 2.
Paper.
1920–1 Feb. 1994
325 Pharmacology 3.
Paper.
1936–1984
326 Plant drugs - Ginseng.
Paper.
1970–1989
327 Chinese drug-plant computerisation programme, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Paper.
1979–19 Oct. 1983
328 Alchemy and Chemistry: Elixir poisoning and industrial diseases.
Paper.
1937–18 July 1984
329 Ma Boying's [??? / Ma Po-Ying] comments and references for the medical volume of 'Science and Civilisation in China'.
Paper.
1990–1993
330 Agriculture 1.
Paper.
17 June 1945–1983
331 Agriculture 2.
Paper.
Apr. 1948–1983
332 Agrculture 3.
Paper.
1943–13 Aug. 1984
333 Agriculture 4.
Paper.
23 Oct. 1931–3 Jan. 1986
334 Agriculture 5.
Paper.
18 Oct. 1943–7 Mar. 1987
335 Agriculture 6.
Paper.
10 Sep. 1946–20 June 1988
336 Humanistic Science Chapters.
Paper.
26 Oct. 1951–1983
337 'Science and China's Influence on the World' - Joseph Needham's contribution to Raymond Dawson (Ed.), 'The Legacy of China', (Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1964).
Paper.
1960–19 Apr. 1973
338 Papers relating to Joseph Needham's 'Poverties and triumphs of the Chinese Scientific Tradition', a paper given at a History of Science conference entitled 'The Structure of Scientific Change' held at Worcester College, Oxford, July 1961.
Paper.
1957–7 Nov. 1966
339 Papers relating to Joseph Needham's paper 'Glories and Defects of the Chinese Scientific and Technical Tradition' presented at a Symposium on Ancient History, Stralsund, Germany, 1962.
Paper.
1962–1963
340 Exhibition on Chinese Medicine held at Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, 1966.
Paper.
1966–24 Oct. 1967
341 Documents relating to Joseph Needham's article 'The Roles of Europe and China in the Evolution of Oecumenical Science', ('Journal of Asian History', 1967).
Paper.
1966–3 Nov. 1968
342 Literary reverberations of and attitudes to modern science; and Renaissance matters in general.
Paper.
1959–12 Nov. 1965
343 'Synthetic Survey of the Characteristics of Chinese Science'.
Paper.
1945–19 Nov. 1976
344 'Philosophies of History - 'Spengler File' etc.'.
Paper.
June 1947–1975
345 Economic and Social History - Comparative studies: Feudalism, Bureaucratism and Capitalism.
Paper.
7 June 1943–23 Feb. 1991
346 Documents relating to a weekend of lectures given by Joseph Needham at Braziers Park, School of Integrative Social Research Conference, Ipsden, Oxfordshire , 1951, on 'Science and Scientific Thought in Chinese Civilisation'.
Paper.
1949–27 Feb. 1964
347 'Science and Society in East and West' , Joseph Needham's contribution to a Festschrift for J. D. Bernal.
Paper.
1942–8 Jan. 1990
348 Material relating to projected Joseph Needham talk for a BBC radio programme entitled 'A Century of 'Das Kapital'' in which he was to speak on how the Marxist theory of 'historical materialism' affected his work.
Paper.
22 Dec. 1966–16 Dec. 1968
349 Symposium entitled 'The Evolutionist Interpretation of Culture', arranged by the Werner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, 1965.
Paper.
15 Oct. 1964–15 Oct. 1965
350 Economic and Social History 1.
Paper.
5 Jan. 1944–3 May 1992
351 Economic and Social History 2.
Paper.
16 Sep. 1942–1992
352 Economic and Social History 3.
Paper.
23 Oct. 1943–29 Jan. 1990
353 Chinese paper currency and coins.
Paper.
1368–20 June 1988
354 Economic and social history: Comparison with Europe.
Paper.
1931–1992
355 Economic and social history: Comparison with Central Asia.
Paper.
1950–1969
356 Economic and social history: Comparison with Japan.
Paper.
20 Jan. 1949–1979
357 Economic and social history: Comparison with the Ancient Near East and Africa.
Paper.
31 Mar. 1949–1979
358 Economic and social history: Comparison with India and Ceylon.
Paper.
1945–1990
359 Economic and social history: Comparison with Islam.
Paper.
1945–29 Aug. 1984
360 Economic and social history: Comparison with Amerindian Cultures.
Paper.
1950–15 Aug. 1991
361 Modern Development Economics: China, Japan and India.
Paper.
1945–1989
362 Documents relating to Joseph Needham's paper entitled 'The Past in China's Present: A Cultural, Social and Philosophical Background for Contemporary China'.
Paper.
1958–26 May 1966
363 Joseph Needham's paper, 'Correlations and Contradictions at the Social Level', written at Wuyao, Yunnan, China, September 1944.
Paper.
1944–1959
364 Conway Memorial Lecture 'Science and Society in Ancient China', 12 May 1947.
Paper.
1947–1959
365 Joseph Needham's paper 'Thoughts on the Social Relations of Science and Technology in China', ('Centaurus', 1953).
Paper.
1950–1953
366 Documents relating to Joseph Needham's attendance at the Nobel Conference on 'Progress in Science and its Social Conditions', organised by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden, August 1983.
Paper.
11 May 1982–18 July 1985
367 George Sarton Centennial Conference on Sociology of Science, Gent, Belgium, November 1984.
Paper.
17 Nov. 1983–1984
368 Meetings to discuss 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 7', 1978 - 1979.
Paper.
1978–6 July 1979
369 Inhibitory Factors 1: Primarily Intellectual.
Paper.
1943–23 May 1990
370 Inhibitory Factors 2: Primarily Social.
Paper.
Apr. 1941–1989
371 Inhibitory Factors 3: Documents relating to Joseph Needham's paper 'The Dialogue of Europe and Asia'.
Paper.
1950–1979
372 Chinese attitudes to nature; conservancy, pollution etc.
Paper.
1968–1989
373 Humanitarianism and Amnesty International's 'Campaign Against Torture'.
Paper.
5 Mar. 1955–13 Oct. 1982
374 Tenth International Congress of Historical Sciences, Rome, Italy, September 1954.
Paper.
1929–10 Oct. 1956
375 Inhibitory Factors 4: Linguistics and Logic.
Paper.
21 May 1947–26 June 1991
376 Inhibitory Factors 5: Time and change etc.
Paper.
1953–1988
377 Christianity,Time, Sin etc.
Paper.
1944–1979
378 'Time and Eastern Man'.
Paper.
1960–16 Nov. 1987
379 Rev. Eric H. Pyle's ideas on Christianity and Western science.
Paper.
1955–1959
380 Dr. Tom Bruneau's Bibliography of Social and Cultural Aspects of Time.
Paper.
June 1985–6 Jan. 1986
381 Roy Porter and Mikulas Teich (Eds.), 'Revolution in History', (Cambridge University Press, 1986).
Paper.
4 July 1982–13 Dec. 1986
382 'Science, Time and Society in China and the West', the Fifth Conference of the International Society for the Study of Time, Castello di Gargonza, Monte San Savino, Arezzo, Italy, July 1983.
Paper.
8 Oct. 1980–21 Oct. 1985
383 Joseph Needham's 'Man and his Situation', a lecture given to the Divinity Faculty, University of Cambridge, October 1970.
Paper.
21 May 1968–26 Mar. 1971
384 Documents relating to Joseph Needham's forewords for reprints of Prof. B. Hessen's 'The Social and Economic Roots of Newton's 'Principia'' and the 1931 volume of essays by N. I. Bukharin et al. entitled 'Science at the Crossroads'.
Paper.
1955–25 Feb. 1972
385 'Selected Translations from the Chinese relative to the History of Science and Technology in China'.
Paper.
1945–5 Nov. 1959
386 Correspondence with Dr. Huang Jen-Yü [??? / Huang Renyu / Ray Huang] about his contribution to 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 7'.
Creator: Huang, Ray; Needham, Joseph.
Paper.
1967–2 June 1987
387 Papers relating to Dr. Huang Jen-Yü's [??? / Huang Renyu / Ray Huang] 1973 draft of 'Section 48' of 'Science and Civilisation in China' entitled 'Fiscal and Economic Circumstances'.
Creator: Huang, Ray; Needham, Joseph.
Paper.
1973–11 Feb. 1984
388 Biographical glossary of Chinese scientists, technologists, and philosophical thinkers from the earliest times to the nineteenth century.
Paper.
1950–15 Apr. 1968
389 Exhibtion of Chinese artifacts at the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada.
Paper.
1972

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