| Needham/NRI2/SCC2/189 contains: |
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Joseph Needham notes taken from books on metallurgy amongst the Pre-Columbian Indians, written by P. Bergsoe |
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Letter from Cheng Te-Khun [??? / Zheng Dekun] in Cambridge, about terms for metals seen in ancient Chinese bronze inscriptions and texts |
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Correspondence with J. R. Partington in Cambridge, about zinc production in China |
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Note from James A. Charles of the Department of Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, providing notes from D. Hanson, 'The Constitution of Binary Alloys', (New York, 1958) |
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Joseph Needham notes on Paktong |
| 10 |
Joseph Needham's drafts of tables corresponding to Tables 96 to 102, of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 2' |
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Joseph Needham's notes on the history of metallurgy from a talk with James A. Charles of the Department of Metallurgy, University of Cambridge |
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Correspondence with Prof. William Watson of the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London, about Chinese bronzes and brasses |
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Correspondence with A. C. Allcock of the John Ray Society, Nottingham, about a Joseph Needham talk on 'A Mettalurgical Tin-Opener for Chinese Alchemy' |
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Postcard from Honor Frost in Cyprus, showing a 'silver bowl with inlaid decoration in gold and niello from Enkomi, 14th cent. B.C.' |
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Letter from Michael Hendy of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, about the surface enrichment of gold/silver alloys, and related Joseph Needham notes |
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine
| Title |
Joseph Needham's drafts of tables corresponding to Tables 96 to 102, of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 2' |
| Reference |
SCC2/189/10 |
| Covering Dates |
1965–1973 (Undated, [Late 1960s or early 1970s?].) |
| Extent and Medium |
14 sheets; Paper |
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| Content and context |
Table 96 is entitled 'Diluted or 'debased' golds'. Table 97 is entitled 'Brasses and bronzes'. Table 98 is entitled 'Chinese historical and analytical data on coin compositions'. Table 99 is entitled 'Other gold-like alloys'. Table 100 is entitled 'Diluted or 'debased' silvers'. Table 101 is entitled 'The Paktong group'. Table 102 is entitled, 'Other silver-like alloys'. |
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