| Needham/NRI2/SCC2/229 contains: |
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Letter from Tenny L. Davis of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A., about reprints on Chinese alchemy and his work on 'Pao Phu Tzu [??? / Bao Pu Zi]' by Ko Hung [?? / Ge Hong], (1171-1173) |
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List of books headed 'on Lo Chung-Shu's list @ C'tu [Chengtu, Szechuan, China] are..' |
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Letter from Tenny L. Davis of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A., promising Joseph Needham a set of his reprints on Chinese alchemy and discussing other matters |
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Letter from T. G. Djang [??? / Chang Tzu-Kung / Zhang Zigong] of Chungking, China, inviting Joseph Needham to meet him at the Press Attache's Library at the British Embassy, and attached notes |
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Part of a letter from T. G. Djang [??? / Chang Tzu-Kung / Zhang Zigong] of Chungking, China, promising to provide assistance to Joseph Needham in his investigation on the history of science in China |
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Letter from Mrs Charles Singer [Dorothea Waley Singer] of Par, Cornwall to Dorothy Needham, about a worker at the Warburg Institute with a knowledge of Chinese alchemy, and other matters |
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Part of a letter from Dorothea Waley Singer of Par, Cornwall, about her explorations into the origins of Chinese alchemy and other matters |
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Letter from V. A. Petrow of the Society for the Study of Alchemy and Early Chemistry, inviting Joseph Needham to become a member, and related document |
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Letter from Tenny L. Davis of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A., about his work on 'Early Chinese Military Pyrotechnics' and other matters, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply |
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Letter from J. R. Partington of Cambridge, about Greek works dealing with stones and other matters |
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Letter from H. B. Collier of the Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Canada, commenting on Joseph Needham's 'Nature' paper on the 'History of Chinese Science' and related matters |
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine
| Title |
Letter from Tenny L. Davis of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A., about his work on 'Early Chinese Military Pyrotechnics' and other matters, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply |
| Reference |
SCC2/229/9 |
| Creator |
Davis, Tenny L.; Needham, Joseph. |
| Covering Dates |
3 Oct. 1948–17 Oct. 1948 |
| Extent and Medium |
3 sheets; Paper |
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| Content and context |
Other matters discussed include the work of Professor Li Chiao-Ping [??? / Li Qiaoping]; preparations for the book 'Science and Civilisation in China'; Wang Ling's paper on the history of gunpowder and firearms; a gift of a duplicate copy of the 'Thu Shu Chi Chhêng' [???? / Tu Shu Ji Cheng], (1726). |
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