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

Needham/NRI2/SCC2 contains:
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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
163	Fritz Jäger of Hamburg, Germany, (1886-1957): Notes and papers on gunpowder and firearms
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)
165	Military Technology: Parallels, Comparisons and Conclusions
166	Military Technology: Communication and Control
167	Textile Technology 1: Plant fibres
168	Textile Technology 2: Animal fibres
169	Textile Technology 3: General
170	Textile Technology 5: Plant fibres technology and cotton manufacture
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine

Title	Military Technology: Parallels, Comparisons and Conclusions
Reference	SCC2/165
Covering Dates	1944–1985
Extent and Medium	Paper

Index Terms

Military Engineering

Needham/NRI2/SCC2/165 contains:

Joseph Needham notes on the history of war. The information is based on the 'Wintringham periods'.
2 sheets; Paper.

1950–1959

Joseph Needham notes on C Oman, 'A History of War in the Middle Ages', (London, 1st edn., 1898, 2nd edn., 1924).
11 sheets; Paper.

1950–1959

Transcript of a radio broadcast by Lord Lindsay entitled, 'The Atom Bomb and the Might of the People'.
11 sheets; Paper.

10 Feb. 1947

Cutting of a review by R H S Crossman of B H Liddell Hart, 'Defense of the West', (London, 1950). The review is taken from an unnamed publication.
1 document; Paper.

1950–1959

Programme for an exhibition at The Louvre, Paris, France, entitled 'La Tapisserie de Bayeux ditte de la Reine Mathilde'. The documents also include postcards showing scenes from the tapestry with military, nautical and agricultural themes.
14 pieces; Paper.

1944

Newsletter of the Society of Archer-Antiquaries', October 1976. The newsletter includes a report of a visit to Leiden Ethnological Museum, Holland; report on 'Arrowheads from Pallestine'.
2 sheets; Paper.

Oct. 1978

Typed research proposal by N. C. Parker entitled 'The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road, (1597-1648). The proposal has a few notes written by Joseph Needham.
Creator: Parker, N. C.; Needham, Joseph.
3 sheets; Paper.

1967

Postcard showing 'Tilbury Fort, Essex, as it might have appeared from the South-West about the year 1725'.
1 document; Paper.

1950–1959

Paper by Sir Solly Zuckerman entitled 'Science and the Services' published as a chapter in 'Brassey's Annual', (1961).
5 sheets; Paper.

1961

Collection of Joseph Needham notes on the 'Significance of the horse - or mounted archer.
6 sheets; Paper.

1950–1969

Collection of documents relating to the 'Mongols and Mediaeval Armies'. The documents include a letter from H. Hookham of Leicester, about work on a history of Timur, the fourteenth century conqueror of Central Asia, (27 May 1961); copy of Joseph Needham's reply to Hookham, (28 July 1961); letter from J. A. Boyle of the University of Manchester to D. M. Dunlop, about the text of 'al-Juvaini', (13 December 1955); leaflet fadvertising Boyle's translation of 'Ata-Malik Juvaini, The History of the World-Conqueror; 2 letters from J. J. Saunders of Shepreth, Hertfordshire, about work on a study of the Mongol conquests, (26 June and 26 November 1964); Joseph Needham's notes from a lecture by Owen Latimore the general history of Mongolia, (1 June 1962); Joseph Needham notes.
Creator: Hookham, H.; Needham, Joseph; Boyle, J. A.; Dunlop, D. M.; Saunders, J. J.
17 sheets; Paper.

13 Dec. 1955–26 Nov. 1964

Collection of Joseph Needham notes and bibliographical references relating to 'Polioretics East and West'. The documents include a University of Wales Press advertisement for their publication relating to archaeology.
7 sheets; Paper.

1950–1969

Collection of documents relating to the 'Cycles of Offence and Defence'. The documents comprise a cutting of a 'Guardian' review article by Geoffrey Barralough, of William H. McNeill, 'The Pursuit of Power', (1982); letter from Klaus Flessel of Tübingen University, Germany, about his work on frontier defences and the foundation of the official Chinese Secret Service, (24 January 1980); copy of Joseph Needham's reply to Flessel, (1 March 1980); notes and bibliographical references.
Creator: Flessel, Klaus; Needham, Joseph.
9 sheets; Paper.

1950–1982

Joseph Needham's collection of notes relating to 'The Creel Argument'.
25 sheets; Paper.

1950–1979

Collection of Joseph Needham notes on 'Military Contact between Chinese and Romans'.
11 sheets; Paper.

1950–1979

Other related notes and bibliographical references.
47 sheets; Paper.

1950–1979

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

1980–1985

Joseph Needham's list of references relating to physics in George Sarton's 'Introduction to the History of Science', (Baltimore, 1927-1947).
1 document; Paper.

1950–1959