| Needham/NRI2/SCC2/259 contains: |
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Postcard reproducing a Song dynasty painting of butterflies |
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Photocopied pages from Giovanni Rucellai, 'Le api', (Florence, 1539) about observations of insects, and related documents |
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Letter from Ray F. Smith and Thomas E. Mittler of the 'Annual Review of Entomology', California, U.S.A., about their volume on the 'History of Entomology, and related documents |
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Letter from Robert Donkin of the Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, about his work on the history of cochineal, and related documents |
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Letter from Theodor Savory of Dorking, Surrey, about his work on the history of spiders and his past association with Dorothy and Joseph Needham. |
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Letter from Elizabeth M, Trinast of San Diego, California, U.S.A., about her work on the history of tidal theory and the Chinese designation of the cephalopod Nautilus |
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Cutting of a 'Times' article by Elma Williams entitled 'Honey: goodness of many flavours' |
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Letter from Charles Goodland of the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge, about chank and conch shells, and related documents |
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Photographs of early illustrations of shrimp and insects from Chinese works |
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Notes |
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Joseph Needham's original file title |
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine
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Notes |
| Reference |
SCC2/259/14 |
| Covering Dates |
1950–1979 (One of the sheets is dated, '22 Feb 62'. The others are undated, [1950s to 1970?].) |
| Extent and Medium |
51 sheets; Paper |
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