| Needham/NRI2/SCC2/64 contains: |
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| 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 |
| 73 |
New China News Agency bulletin article entitled 'Revised Edition of Ancient Chinese Mathematical Books to be Published' |
| 74 |
Note from Victor Meally of County Dublin, Eire, about Chinese puzzles |
| 75 |
Letter from M. S. Makower of London noting misprints in 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 3' |
| 76 |
Letter from Francis Maddison of the Old Ashmolean, Oxford, about the identification of a 'Korean/Chinese device consisting of rods sliding on strings' |
| 77 |
Joseph Needham's notes on the abacus from Li Shu Hua's [??? / Li Shuhua] «?????», ('Bulletin of the Institute of History and Philology', Academia Sinica, 1960) |
| 78 |
Letter from G. P. Parry of Colchester, Essex, asking for help to identify ancient Chinese methods of mathematical computation for an article 'on the history that leads to the modern computer' and copy of Joseph Needham's reply |
| 79 |
Correspondence with Dr. Jacques Payen of the Centre de Documentation d'Histoire des Techniques, Paris, France, about 'two pascal adding machines' preserved in the Imperial Palace Museum in Peking |
| 80 |
Correspondence with Dr. K. Vogel of Munich, Germany about obtaining a copy of Wang Ling's thesis on the mathematics of Han China |
| 81 |
Letter from Prof. P. H. Diananda of the Department of Mathematics, University of Singapore, about the examination of the thesis of Wen Li-Jung [???/ Wen Lirong / Oon Lay-Yong] 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 Francis Maddison of the Old Ashmolean, Oxford, about the identification of a 'Korean/Chinese device consisting of rods sliding on strings' |
| Reference |
SCC2/64/76 |
| Creator |
Maddison, Francis. |
| Covering Dates |
21 Dec. 1964 |
| Extent and Medium |
13 sheets; Paper |
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| Content and context |
The documents also include a copy of a 'Catalogue of Mathematical Instruments' at the Industrial Museum of New York. |
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