| Needham/NRI2/SCC2/120/6 contains: |
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Letter from [?] of George Allen & Unwin Ltd. Publishers of London about page proofs for [?] |
| 2 |
Letter from G. E. Harvey of Oxford, enquiring about the irrigation engineer Li Ping and the height of the Yellow River bed |
| 3 |
Four letters from Herbert Chatley of Bath, Somerset, commenting on Joseph Needham's 'manuscript on Civil Engineering in China', and copy of Needham's reply |
| 4 |
Copy of a letter from Joseph Needham to Wolfram and Elide Eberhard at the University of California commenting on W. Eberhard's book entitled 'Conquerors and Rulers' and asking about references to 'Shui Li'; and Eberhard's reply |
| 5 |
Correspondence with Elizabeth Huff, Head of the East Asiatic Library, University of California, U.S.A., about copies of articles from 'Shui-li' [?? / Shui Li], and related documents |
| 6 |
Correspondence with A. W. Skempton of Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, about drafts of the 'Science and Civilisation in China' section on 'Hydraulic engineering' |
| 7 |
Letter from A W Skempton of Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, setting out comments following 'a preliminary study of the hydraulic engineering section' of 'Science and Civilisation in China' |
| 8 |
Letter from A. W. Skempton of Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, about mediaeval Dutch locks and other matters |
| 9 |
Four letters from A. W. Skempton of Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, about canal building, and copy of a one letter of reply from Joseph Needham |
| 10 |
Letter from A. W. Skempton of Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, about canals in China and Holland, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply |
| 11 |
Letter from A. W. Skempton of Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, originally accompanying a 'sketch of the Grand Canal profile', and attached notes |
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine
| Title |
Copy of a letter from Joseph Needham to Wolfram and Elide Eberhard at the University of California commenting on W. Eberhard's book entitled 'Conquerors and Rulers' and asking about references to 'Shui Li'; and Eberhard's reply |
| Reference |
SCC2/120/6/4 |
| Creator |
Needham, Joseph; Eberhard, Wolfram. |
| Covering Dates |
25 May 1953–18 June 1953 |
| Extent and Medium |
2 sheets; Paper |
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| Index Terms |
| Eberhard, Wolfram (1909-1989) |
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