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Needham/NRI2/SCC2/68/4 contains:
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25 Correspondence with H. L. Shapiro of The American Museum of Natural History, New York City, U.S.A. about a photograph of a Tang bronze mirror showing the 28 Hsiu [? / Xiu] and two copies of the photograph
26 Correspondence with Celia Long of London, about the history of the Hsiu [? / Xiu] in the Erh Ya encyclopaedia
27 Preparatory work for Figure 89 of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 3' a 'Diagram of the ancient Chinese divisions of the celestial sphere and their relations with the horizon'
28 Two photographs of carvings of dragons at the Imperial Palace, Peking, used as astronomical symbols
29 Letter from Wilmer G. Mason of San Francisco, U.S.A. about 'pole star titles in the Hercules area' and other matters and copy of Joseph Needham's reply
30 Letter from Hsia Nai [?? / Xia Nai] of the Institute of Archaeology, Academia Sinica, about the discovery of constellations on a wall-painting in a Western Han tomb
31 Correspondence with G. E. B. Stephenson of Harrogate, Yorkshire, about orientation of the Hsiu [? / Xiu] diagrams and related drawings
32 Letter from Joseph D. Stewart of the Department of Archaeology, University of Calgary, Canada asking for help with his dissertation on the 'examination of the Eurasian system of Lunar mansions' and copy of Joseph Needham's reply
33 Photocopy of illustrations from L. de Saussure's, 'Le Système Astronomique des Chinois', ('Archives des Sciences physiques et naturelles', 1919)
34 Letter from Brad Schaefer of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S.A., about a Joseph Needham reference to the use of a lunar mansion system among the Mongolians and copy of a reply from Carmen Lee of behalf of Needham
35 Related bibliographical references and brief notes
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Title Letter from Hsia Nai [?? / Xia Nai] of the Institute of Archaeology, Academia Sinica, about the discovery of constellations on a wall-painting in a Western Han tomb
Reference SCC2/68/4/30
Creator Hsia Nai.
Covering Dates 8 Mar. 1965
Extent and Medium 1 document; Paper
Index Terms
Xia, Nai (1910-1985) Chinese archaeologist
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