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Needham/NRI2/SCC2/206 contains:
1 Main file contents
2 The Meeting of Streams (Harran!)
3 Syriac alchemy
4 Jabirian Corpus
5 Arabic alchemy: general
6 Parallelisms and Transmission: China and the Arabs - Material influences
7 Sal ammoniac [?? / Nao Sha]
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine

Title The Meeting of Streams (Harran!)
Reference SCC2/206/2
Covering Dates 21 Mar. 1951–1979
Extent and Medium Paper
Needham/NRI2/SCC2/206/2 contains:
1 Letter from Otto Kurz of the Warburg Institute, University of London, providing references to literature on the Pacatrix.
Creator: Kurz, Otto.
1 document; Paper.
4 Jan. 1972
2 Cutting of a 'Times' article by Seton Lloyd entitled 'Moon Worship in Assyria - Recent Survey of Remains at Harran', and attached notes on the Sabians of Harran.
4 sheets; Paper.
21 Mar. 1951
3 Typescript translation of the 'Sayings of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam - taken from the collection of al-Suhrawardy, and related notes. Joseph Needham has highlighted references to alchemy and China.
10 sheets; Paper.
1960–1979
4 Letter from Marjorie Robertson of Edinburgh University Library, about illustrations from Rashid ad-Din's 'Jami' al-Tawarikh'. The documents also include a letter from Ernest Anderson of the Department of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscrips, The British Museum, about the illustrations; a list of illustrations in the manuscript of the book held at Edinburgh University Library.
Creator: Robertson, Marjorie; Anderson, Ernest.
10 sheets; Paper.
27 June 1972–7 July 1972
5 Two photographs and one postcard showing Tang dynasty figurines of Hu merchants with wine containers.
3 pieces; Photograph and paper.
1972
6 Related draft paragraphs for 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 4'.
15 sheets; Paper.
1960–1979
7 Related notes and bibliographical references.
55 sheets; Paper.
1960–1979
8 Joseph Needham's original file title.
1 document; Paper.
1960–1979

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