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

Needham/NRI2/SCC2 contains:
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15	'Miscellaneous Chinese Correspondence'
16	'History of Science Correspondence, general'
17	'History of Science, Notes, Misc. and of lectures'
18	'Sci. tech. & Med. In China, Exhibitions, Field Trips, etc.'
19	'Technical Terms, Translation Problems in general, and Glossary of'
20	'Standard Titles etc. Translation Problem (Schafer)'
21	'Translation Questions (Mostly ?)'
22	'Script Problems'
23	Chinese characters, language etc.
24	Computerisation of Chinese
25	Geography of China, Human and Economic
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine

Title	Chinese History of Science: Moscow Group
Reference	SCC2/10
Covering Dates	5 Nov. 1955–8 July 1960
Extent and Medium	Paper

Needham/NRI2/SCC2/10 contains:

Joseph Needham's original file title.
1 document; Paper.

1950–1959

Correspondence with Prof. A. Yushkevitch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow, about the Academy's publication 'Essays on the History of Science and Technology in China'. Yushkevitch describes how the book includes his paper on the history of mathematics in China. The documents also include the envelope from Yushevitch's letter.
Creator: Yushkevitch, A.; Needham, Joseph.
4 sheets; Paper.

25 Nov. 1955

Copy of letter from Joseph Needham to Prof. Elizabeth Hill of the Department of Slavonic Studies, University of Cambridge asking for advice on locating a Russian translator. The documents also include 2 letters responding to the request from Doris Mudie of the same Department.
Creator: Mudie, Doris; Needham, Joseph.
4 sheets; Paper.

10 Nov. 1955–16 Nov. 1955

Three letters from A. H. Birse of Bushey, Hertfordshire about the translation of parts of the Russian publication, 'Essays on the History of Science and Technology in China'. These include a letter providing an estimate for the work upon which Joseph Needham has written 'accepted', 26 November, 1955.
Creator: Birse, A.H.
3 documents; Paper.

26 Nov. 1955–29 Dec. 1955

Letter from Prof. A. Yushkevitch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, about his paper on Ancient Chinese mathematics. The letter refers specifically to the supposition 'that the ancient Chinese mathematicians interpreted as negative quantities such things as deficiency of money, loss or debt.'. The documents also include the letter's envelope.
Creator: Yushkevitch, A.
2 documents; Paper.

13 Dec. 1955

Letter from Prof. A. Yushkevitch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR about the mathematical treatises of Gamsid al-Kasi's and the possibility that al-Kasi learned Horner's method from Chinese scientists. The letter refers to a translation of the work into Russian sent to Joseph Needham. The documents also include the letter's envelope.
Creator: Yushkevitch, A.
2 documents; Paper.

12 Jan. 1956–12 Jan 1956

Copy of letter from Joseph Needham to Prof. A. Yushkevitch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR congratulating him on the book 'Iz Istorii Nauki I Tekhniki Kitaya'. Needham also asks for Yushkevitch' opinion on the galleys of the 'Science and Civilisation in China' chapter on Mathematics. The documents also include Yushkevitch's reply.
Creator: Needham, Joseph; Yushkevitch, A.
2 documents; Paper.

13 July 1956–18 Aug. 1956

Letter from A. H. Birse of Bushey, Hertfordshire about summaries of three books in Russian.
Creator: Birse, A.H.
1 document; Paper.

3 Feb. 1956

Letter from Prof. E. Kovalev of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies, Moscow originally accompanying a copy of 'Iz Istorii Nauki I Tekhniki Kitaya' by A. Yushkevitch. The documents also include a copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Creator: Kovalev, E.; Needham, Joseph.
2 documents; Paper.

18 July 1956–1 Oct. 1956

Letter from A. Yuschevitch of Academy of Sciences of the USSR about a seminar on the history of mathematics at Moscow University and other matters. Joseph Needham has made English notes about the content of letter next to Yuschevitch's text. The documents also include the letter's envelope.
Creator: Yuschevitch, A. Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper.

1956

Correspondence with A. Yuschevitch of Academy of Sciences of the USSR about the 'Key of Computation' by Jirjat al-Din al-Kashi and a Joseph Needham article about 'Mathematics in China and Europe in the Middle Ages'.
Creator: Yuschevitch, A.
2 documents; Paper.

3 July 1957–26 July 1957

Correspondence with Prof. A. Yuschevitch of Academy of Sciences of the USSR about a volume of 'Recherches historico-mathématiques' and a translation and commentary by Miss E. Berezkina.
Creator: Yuschevitch, A.; Needham, Joseph.
2 documents; Paper.

19 Nov. 1957–17 Jan. 1958

Letter from Prof. A. Yuschevitch of Academy of Sciences of the USSR about his review of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 3', and other matters.
Creator: Yuschevitch, A.
1 document; Paper.

8 July 1960