| Needham/NRI2/SCC2/315 contains: |
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| 131 |
Letter from Dr. Ch'en Ch'ou-Yi of Taipei, Taiwan, about the reconciliation of the theories of traditional Chinese medicine with modern knowledge, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply |
| 132 |
Letter from Dr. John Black of the Children's Hospital, Sheffield, asking for help in finding people to lecture on medicine in China, and copy of a reply from Gregory Blue on behalf of Joseph Needham |
| 133 |
Correspondence with A. S. Grimble of Guy's Hospital, London, about his research into the relationship between the views of medicine in ancient times and the present day |
| 134 |
Letter from Curtis H. Jones of Oxford, about the language used to describe Western physiology |
| 135 |
Letter from Prof. A L. Basham of the Department of Asian Civilisation, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, about the International Conference on Traditional Asian Medicine to be held in Canberra, September 1979, and related documents |
| 136 |
Correspondence with Prof. Manfred Porkert of Munich, Germany, about his books 'China -Konstanten im Wandel' and Klinische chinesische Pharmakologie' and other matters, and related documents |
| 137 |
Correspondence with Sheila Hillier of the London Hospital Medical College, about a specialist medical tour of China and the preparation of related reports |
| 138 |
Letter from Bill [?] of Lancashire, about his work on the history of disease |
| 139 |
Letter from Prof. Dr. Erhard Rosner of Göttingen, Germany, accompany a proposal for a study of the history of Chinese medicine by means of the texts 'Pi Chi' and 'Pi Than', and copy of Joseph Needham's reply |
| 140 |
Letter from Dr. Alan Kenney of New Brunswick, Canada, enquiring about the publication of Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen's monograph on Chinese medicine, and copy of Needham's reply |
| 141 |
Letter from Dr. K. Milne of the Association of Medical Secretaries, London, inviting Joseph Needham to lecture at their International Conference in Cambridge, 1981, and related documents |
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine
| Title |
Correspondence with Prof. Manfred Porkert of Munich, Germany, about his books 'China -Konstanten im Wandel' and Klinische chinesische Pharmakologie' and other matters, and related documents |
| Reference |
SCC2/315/136 |
| Creator |
Porkert, Manfred; Needham, Joseph. |
| Covering Dates |
22 Jan. 1979–27 Nov. 1980 |
| Extent and Medium |
7 sheets; Paper |
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| Content and context |
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The correspondence comprises 2 letters from Porkert; copies of 2 letters from Joseph Needham.
Other matters discussed include the German Society for Chinese Medicine; a conference of the Europe-China Association in Oxford at which Porkert will lecture; progress of 'Science and Civilisation in China' project.
The related documents comprise 2 leaflets and 1 information sheet about the German Society for Chinese Medicine.
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| Index Terms |
| Porkert, Manfred (b 1933) sinologist and scholar of traditional Chinese medicine |
| No further on-line information. |
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