| Needham/NRI2/SCC2/206/7 contains: |
| 1 |
Bundle of documents labelled 'Stapleton [Dr. H E Sapleton of Jersey] - Dubs [Homer H. Dubs of Oxford] correspondence on alchemy, metallurgy and sal ammoniac [nushadur]' |
| 2 |
Note from Joseph Needham to Gustav [Haloun], forwarding copied of his correspondence with Homer H. Duds and H. E. Stapleton on the history of Chinese alchemy |
| 3 |
Notes from Harold W. Bailey on texts containing reference to sal ammoniac, and related Joseph Needham notes |
| 4 |
Copy of a paper by Julius Ruska entitled 'Sal ammoniacus, Nusadir und Salmiak', (Heidelberg, 1923), and Joseph Needham notes from the paper |
| 5 |
Photocopied pages from H. E. Roscoe and C. Schorlemmer, 'A Treatise on Chemistry', (1894), relating to ammonia |
| 6 |
Letter from Martin Crose [?] of Cambridge about the experiments of J. B. S. Haldane and his use of ammonium chloride to 'modify his metabolism' |
| 7 |
Related manuscript draft paragraphs for 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 4' |
| 8 |
Notes and other references relating to to sal ammoniac [?? / Nao Sha] in Chinese literature |
| 9 |
Other related notes and bibliographical references |
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine
| Title |
Notes from Harold W. Bailey on texts containing reference to sal ammoniac, and related Joseph Needham notes |
| Reference |
SCC2/206/7/3 |
| Creator |
Bailey, Harold W.; Needham, Joseph. |
| Covering Dates |
25 Nov. 1968–30 Jan. 1972 |
| Extent and Medium |
11 sheets; Paper |
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| Content and context |
One page of Needham's notes gives a list of different ways of writing Nao Sha [??] throughout Chinese history. |
| Index Terms |
| Bailey, Sir Harold Walter (1899-1996) Knight, orientalist |
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