| Needham/NRI2/SCC2 contains: |
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| 152 |
The Ta-Tsu [?? / Da Zu] Bombard |
| 153 |
Gunpowder: Miscellaneous papers |
| 154 |
Gunpowder: Correspondence relating to a 'New Effort' on the gunpowder volume, begun in 1971 |
| 155 |
Fort Halstead Experiments, 20 February 1981 |
| 156 |
Gunpowder: Illustrations not used |
| 157 |
Gunpowder: Drafts |
| 158 |
Gunpowder: Creighton lecture |
| 159 |
Gunpowder: Priestley Lecture |
| 160 |
Gunpowder: First East Asian History of Science Foundation Lecture, Hong Kong, 20 October 1983 |
| 161 |
Gunpowder: Other lectures and publications |
| 162 |
Fritz Jäger of Hamburg, Germany, (1886-1957): Miscellaneous papers |
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine
| Title |
Gunpowder: Drafts |
| Reference |
SCC2/157 |
| Covering Dates |
1948–1985 |
| Extent and Medium |
Paper |
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| Index Terms |
| Military Engineering |
| Needham/NRI2/SCC2/157 contains: |
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1
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Joseph Needham's manuscript draft pages for the volume, interspersed with related pages from Ho Peng-Yoke's draft and Wang Ling's notes. The documents also include a related letter from Ho at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, about the incorrect use of an illustration from the 'Wu Ching Tsung Yao' [???? / Wu Jing Zong Yao], (24 April 1980).
Creator: Needham, Joseph; Ho Peng-Yoke; Wang Ling.
1 bundle; Paper. |
1960–1985 |
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2
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File of notes labelled 'Editing; marching orders; Fêng Chia-Shêng [??? / Feng Jiasheng] notes etc'. These notes were extracted from the bundle catalogued as SCC2/157/1. They include notes on Ho Peng-Yoke's draft; references to check; notes from works by Feng.
34 sheets; Paper. |
1960–1985 |
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3
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Xerox copy of Ho Peng-Yoke's draft of the gunpowder section of 'Science and Civilisation in China', annotated by Wang Ling.
Creator: Ho Peng-Yoke; Wang Ling.
1 bundle; Paper. |
Oct. 1978 |
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4
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Draft pages from the gunpowder volume of 'Science and Civilisation in China', 'retyped by Diana [?], Characters put in by Lien-Chu [?], Feb 83'. The pages are heavily annotated by Joseph Needham.
1 bundle; Paper. |
Feb. 1983 |
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5
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Collection of photocopies of Joseph Needham's notes, correspondence and other documents, relating to gunpowder. Needham notes that these were 'probably xeroxed for H P-Y [Ho Peng-Yoke] or WL [Wang Ling]'. Most of the original documents are catalogued in SCC2/139-151. The documents also include photocopies of Tenny L. Davis, 'Early Pyrotechnics'', ('Ordnance, 1948); copy of Nambo Heizo's article, 'Who Invented Explosives?', ('Journal of the Industrial Explosives Society, Japan', 1967), and English translation of same.
1 bundle; Paper. |
1948–1985 |
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