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Needham/NRI2/SCC2/120/6 contains:
1 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
Index Terms
Eberhard, Wolfram (1909-1989)
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