| Needham/NRI2/SCC2/64 contains: |
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| 62 |
Letter from Prof. A. Yuschkevitch of the Institute of the History of Science and Technology, Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R. about the mathematician, al-Khwarizmi and copy of Joseph Needham's reply |
| 63 |
Copy of a paper by ?? [Li Nien / Li Nian] about the Arabic magic square in China, published in «??????» [Wên Wu Tshan Khao Tzu Liao / Wen Wu Can Kao Zi Liao] |
| 64 |
Joseph Needham's typescript summaries of two works by ?? [Li Nien / Li Nian] published in «??»[Kho Hsüeh / Ke Xue], 1957 |
| 65 |
Letter from Victor Meally of County Dublin, Eire, commenting on the section on Pi in 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 3' and copy of Joseph Needham's reply |
| 66 |
Cutting of an anonymous newspaper article entitled ''Pi' can never be worked out' |
| 67 |
Letter from Dr H. E. Stapleton of Jersey, about the Cuniform word for the plumb-line and other matters and copy of Joseph Needham's reply |
| 68 |
Letter from [?] of Paris, France praising Joseph Needham's work and discussing the progress of his own research |
| 69 |
Illustration of a 'magic squares' calculation by ??? [Fei Hai-Chi / Fei Haiji] |
| 70 |
Letter from Dr. H. E. Stapleton of Jersey providing detailed notes of a conversation with Li Yen about early Chinese aquaintance with the Pythagorean Theorem and copy of Joseph Needham's reply |
| 71 |
Photograph of a section of the al-Hariri manuscript, (1237), illustrating the 'Josephus problem' |
| 72 |
Letter from Wen Li-Jung [???/ Wen Lirong / Oon Lay-Yong] of Singapore, about her translation of works by Yang Hui [??] and copy of Joseph Needham's reply |
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine
| Title |
Letter from Dr H. E. Stapleton of Jersey, about the Cuniform word for the plumb-line and other matters and copy of Joseph Needham's reply |
| Reference |
SCC2/64/67 |
| Creator |
Stapleton, H. E.; Needham, Joseph. |
| Covering Dates |
12 Apr. 1961–29 May 1961 |
| Extent and Medium |
3 sheets; Paper |
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| Content and context |
Other matters discussed include the Arab alchemist Ibn Umail; Joseph Needham's work on 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 4A'. |
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