| Needham/NRI2/SCC2/93/1 contains: |
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| 51 |
Letter from Raphael Salaman of Harpenden, Hertfordshire, about his research into the catgut making trade and copy of Joseph Needham's reply |
| 52 |
Photocopies of publications describing Chinese people in San Francisco in the late 19th century |
| 53 |
'French print of a Chinese musician, probably +18th c.' |
| 54 |
Correspondence with Harvey Wheeler of the 'Journal of Social and Biological Structures', California, U.S.A. about an article by Ernest G. McClain on 'Tonal Structuralism in Ancient China' |
| 55 |
Letter from Prof. Mario Sabattini of Universita Degli Studi, Venice, Italy, about the research work of Dr. Raffaella Gallio and related letter |
| 56 |
Letter from Laurence Picken of Jesus College, Cambridge, about a film relating to his ethnomusicalogical activities and copy of Joseph Needham's reply |
| 57 |
Illustration showing Chinese ritual bells from 6th century B.C. held at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., U.S.A. |
| 58 |
Letter from H. C. Lee of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, about the Chinese knowledge of tones and the loss of ancient Chinese musical scores |
| 59 |
Typed introduction to a cover illustration of a journal [?] describing a comparison made by Father Athenasius Kircher, (1602-1680), between two cast metal bells, one of western and one of eastern origin |
| 60 |
Special feature published in 'The Seres' on 'Chinese Music' by Anthony Kwong of Magdalene College, Cambridge |
| 61 |
Typed memorandum on the 'Trigrams of the Han Shan Temple Bell' in Suzhou, China by J. H. Prynne |
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine
| Title |
Letter from Laurence Picken of Jesus College, Cambridge, about a film relating to his ethnomusicalogical activities and copy of Joseph Needham's reply |
| Reference |
SCC2/93/1/56 |
| Creator |
Picken, Laurence; Needham, Joseph. |
| Covering Dates |
4 Feb. 1987–9 Feb. 1987 |
| Extent and Medium |
3 sheets; Paper |
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| Content and context |
The documents also include an invitation to a preview of the film entitled 'Half a Life: A Zoologist's Search for Music'. |
| Index Terms |
| Picken, Laurence Ernest Rowland (1909-2007) biologist, sinologist and musicologist |
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