Janus: Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine

Needham/NRI2/SCC2 contains:
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362	Documents relating to Joseph Needham's paper entitled 'The Past in China's Present: A Cultural, Social and Philosophical Background for Contemporary China'
363	Joseph Needham's paper, 'Correlations and Contradictions at the Social Level', written at Wuyao, Yunnan, China, September 1944
364	Conway Memorial Lecture 'Science and Society in Ancient China', 12 May 1947
365	Joseph Needham's paper 'Thoughts on the Social Relations of Science and Technology in China', ('Centaurus', 1953)
366	Documents relating to Joseph Needham's attendance at the Nobel Conference on 'Progress in Science and its Social Conditions', organised by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden, August 1983
367	George Sarton Centennial Conference on Sociology of Science, Gent, Belgium, November 1984
368	Meetings to discuss 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 7', 1978 - 1979
369	Inhibitory Factors 1: Primarily Intellectual
370	Inhibitory Factors 2: Primarily Social
371	Inhibitory Factors 3: Documents relating to Joseph Needham's paper 'The Dialogue of Europe and Asia'
372	Chinese attitudes to nature; conservancy, pollution etc.
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine

Title	George Sarton Centennial Conference on Sociology of Science, Gent, Belgium, November 1984
Reference	SCC2/367
Covering Dates	17 Nov. 1983–1984
Extent and Medium	Paper

Content and context

The occasion was a joint conference of Communication and Cognition, the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology and the Society for Social Studies of Science.

Needham/NRI2/SCC2/367 contains:

'Preliminary Notice' for the George Sarton Centennial Conference on Sociology of Science, Gent, Belgium, November 1984.
1 document; Paper.

1984

Timetable for the George Sarton Centennial Conference on Sociology of Science, Gent, Belgium, November 1984.
1 document; Paper.

1984

Envelope containing tourist information leaflets prepared by the Tourist Office, Gent, Belgium.
9 pieces; Paper.

1984

Invoice for Joseph Needham's room at the Holiday Inn, Gent.
1 document; Paper.

17 Nov. 1984

Letter from Prof. Dr. R. Pinxten of the University of Gent, Blebium, inviting Joseph Needham to be a member of the Advisory Board for the George Sarton Centennial Conference on Sociology of Science, Gent, Belgium. The documents also include a copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Creator: Pinxten, R.; Needham, Joseph.
3 sheets; Paper.

18 May 1984–6 June 1984

Correspondence with John Ziman of Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, about the George Sarton Centennial Conference on Sociology of Science, Gent, Belgium. The correspondence comprises 2 letters from Ziman; copy of 1 letter from Joseph Needham.
Creator: Ziman, John; Needham, Joseph.
3 sheets; Paper.

17 Nov. 1983–23 Jan. 1984

Letter from J. T. Fraser of the International Society for the Study of Time, about the possibility of holding the Society's Conference in Peking, China, and related documents. The related documents comprise copy of Joseph Needham's reply; copy of a letter from Joseph Needham to Hu Ting-Yi, Cultural Counsellor, Chinese Embassy, London, forwarding a copy of Fraser's letter.
Creator: Fraser, J. T.; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper.

10 Nov. 1984–29 Jan. 1979

Typescript of a lecture by Fernando Gil entitled 'Controversies and Innovation'. The lecture was given at the George Sarton Centennial Conference on Sociology of Science, Gent, Belgium, November 1984.
5 sheets; Paper.

Nov. 1984

Typescript of a lecture by Hu Qijun of the Beijing Institute of Technology, China, entitled 'The Management of Scientific Research in the Polytechnical Colleges in China'. The lecture was given at the George Sarton Centennial Conference on Sociology of Science, Gent, Belgium, November 1984.
14 sheets; Paper.

Nov. 1984

Typescript of a lecture by Li Tao entitled 'Issues of Strategic Importance in Developing Production for Civilian Purpose by China's Ordnance Industry'. The lecture was given at the George Sarton Centennial Conference on Sociology of Science, Gent, Belgium, November 1984.
14 sheets; Paper.

Nov. 1984

Copy of 'Technologia', the 'Quarterly review devoted to historical and social studies in Science, Technology and Industry'. The issue was dedicated to George Sarton.
Paper.

15 Nov. 1984

Programme for the George Sarton Centennial Conference on Sociology of Science, Gent, Belgium, November 1984.
1 document; Paper.

Nov. 1984

Documents relating to travel arrangements for Joseph Needham for his trip to the George Sarton Centennial Conference on Sociology of Science, Gent, Belgium, November 1984. These include a note of the hotel booking; note of flight reservation; 2 used airline tickets; certificate of travel insurance.
8 sheets; Paper.

1984