| Needham/NRI2/SCC2/189 contains: |
| 1 |
File of notes relating to Lu Gwei-Djen's theory that ? [Chin / Jin] and ? [Yin] were alloys and amalgams, not real gold and silver |
| 2 |
Copy of a Joseph Needham letter to Sir Harry Garner of Beckenham, Kent, about 'purple of Cassius' and the 'famille rose' technique of Chinese ceramics, and Garner's reply |
| 3 |
File of documents relating to 'Unicorn-foot Pegasus-hoof purple gold' |
| 4 |
Part of a letter from James A. Charles of the Department of Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, about Caligula's orpiment gold and other matters |
| 5 |
Joseph Needham notes taken from books on metallurgy amongst the Pre-Columbian Indians, written by P. Bergsoe |
| 6 |
Letter from Cheng Te-Khun [??? / Zheng Dekun] in Cambridge, about terms for metals seen in ancient Chinese bronze inscriptions and texts |
| 7 |
Correspondence with J. R. Partington in Cambridge, about zinc production in China |
| 8 |
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) |
| 9 |
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' |
| 11 |
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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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine
| Title |
Joseph Needham notes taken from books on metallurgy amongst the Pre-Columbian Indians, written by P. Bergsoe |
| Reference |
SCC2/189/5 |
| Covering Dates |
1965–1973 (Undated, [Late 1960s or early 1970s?].) |
| Extent and Medium |
11 sheets; Paper |
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| Content and context |
The documents also include a photocopy of tables showing analyses of gold objects, from Bergsoe's, 'The Metallurgy and Technology of Gold and Platinum among the pre-Columbian Indians', ('Ingeniörvidenskabelje Skrifter', Copenhagen, 1937). |
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