| Needham/NRI2/SCC2/2 contains: |
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| 31 |
Correspondence with Hung-Ying Bryan of the British Embassy in Beijing discussing life in China and Joseph Needham's book |
| 32 |
Copies of letters sent to senior Chinese academics to tell them about 'Science and Civilisation in China' |
| 33 |
Cutting of a «????» [Jen-min Jih-Pao / Renmin Ribao] article entitled «????????????» |
| 34 |
Cutting of 'Guardian' article entitled 'Books on China', November 1950 |
| 35 |
Letter from Dr. Ilza Veith of the Division of Social Sciences, University of Chicago |
| 36 |
Correspondence with the Arthur Waley of London, about the plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China' |
| 37 |
Letter from Charles Singer, accompanying a plan for his book, 'A History of Technology' |
| 38 |
Copy of the 'Draft Contents Table' of 'Science and Civilisation in China' published in the UNESCO publication, 'Archives Internationales D'Histoire des Sciences', 1951 |
| 39 |
Correspondence with Basile Marza of Bucharest, Romania |
| 40 |
Correspondence with Sir. Stanley Unwin of George Allen & Unwin Ltd, publishers of London about the publication of 'Science and Civilisation in China' |
| 41 |
Letter from Coching Chu [??? / Chu K'o-Chen / Zhu Kezhen] of Academia Sinica, China, commenting on proposed 'Science and Civilisation in China' contents and suggesting people to contact for assistance |
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine
| Title |
Correspondence with the Arthur Waley of London, about the plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China' |
| Reference |
SCC2/2/36 |
| Creator |
Waley, Arthur; Needham, Joseph. |
| Covering Dates |
1 Aug. 1950–3 Aug. 1950 |
| Extent and Medium |
3 sheets; Paper |
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| Content and context |
The documents comprise a letter from Joseph Needham to Waley requesting copies of notes and references and originally accompanying a 'Science and Civilisation in China' contents table; Waley's reply stating that he is 'thrilled by your plan'; that his 'notes are mostly obsolete'; suggesting that Joseph Needham include a section on the metal mirror. |
| Index Terms |
| Waley, Arthur David (1889-1966) orientalist |
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