| Title |
Main file contents |
| Reference |
SCC2/98/1 |
| Covering Dates |
1950–2 June 1990 |
| Extent and Medium |
Paper |
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| Needham/NRI2/SCC2/98/1 contains: |
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1
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Letter from Raphael Salaman of Harpenden, Hertfordshire, about his joint article with Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen entitled 'The Wheelwright's Art in Ancient China' and related documents. The related documents comprise a letter from Bernard Miles of the Mermaid Theatre, Blackfriars, London to Salaman commenting, 'I am far more delighted to be mentioned in the Dish controversy than to have built any number of theatres!'.
Creator: Salaman, Raphael; Miles, Bernard.
3 sheets; Paper. |
23 May 1959 |
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2
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Letter from Lionello Lanciotti of Rome, Italy, about his work on the Chinese war chariot.
Creator: Lanciotti, Lionello.
1 document; Paper. |
24 June 1959 |
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3
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Letter from Dr. Maria Luisa Bonelli of the Instituto E Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence, Italy about the publication of Joseph Needham's paper, 'The Wheelwright's art in ancient China' in the journal, 'Physis'. The documents also include a copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Creator: Bonelli, Maria Luisa; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper. |
28 July 1959–20 Aug. 1959 |
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4
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Two copies of the journal 'Physis' containing two parts of a an article by Joseph Needham, Lu Gwei-Djen and Raphael Salaman entitled 'The Wheelwright's Art in Ancient China'. The first part is entitled, 'The Invention of 'Dishing''; the second part, 'Scenes in the Workshop'.
2 pieces; Paper. |
1959 |
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5
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Letter from S-C [??? / Wu Shih-Chhang / Wu Shichang] in Oxford, commenting an article by Joseph Needham, Lu Gwei-Djen and Raphael Salaman entitled 'The Wheelwright's Art in Ancient China' and discussing his own work.
Creator: Wu Shih-Chhang.
2 sheets; Paper. |
7 May 1959 |
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6
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Two letters from Raphael Salaman of Harpenden, Hertfordshire, about the making of wheels in ancient China. Both letters mention the relevance of parts of the 'Chou Li' [?? / Zhou Li].
Creator: Salaman, Raphael.
2 sheets; Paper. |
16 Mar. 1953–1 Sep. 1955 |
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7
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Letter from Raphael Salaman of Harpenden, Hertfordshire, forwarding typed copies of two letters from W. L. Goodman of Bristol, describing the construction of vehicles excavated from 'Scythian burials at Pazirik in the Altai Mountains'. Salaman describes Goodman as 'a teacher of wordwork, [and] and expert translator from the Russian with considerable knowledge of Russian archaeology'. The documents also include a sketch of wheels from one of the excavations.
Creator: Salaman, Raphael.
6 sheets; Paper. |
26 May 1959–7 June 1959 |
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8
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Letter from Raphael Salaman of Harpenden, Hertfordshire, about the use of the screw vice for cutting accurate threads and other matters, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply. Other matters discussed include the relationship between ruts in roads and the development of the 'Dish'.
Creator: Salaman, Raphael; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper. |
15 Nov. 1959–6 Dec. 1959 |
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9
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Letter from Raphael Salaman of Harpenden, Hertfordshire, about methods of jointing felloes.
Creator: Salaman, Raphael.
1 document; Paper. |
19 Dec. 1959 |
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10
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Letter from Raphael Salaman of Harpenden, Hertfordshire, about an 11th century Chinese painting of a wheelwright's shop entitled, and related documents. The related documents comprise two photographs of the painting. On one of these Salaman has overlaid numbering for the tools in the wheelwright's shop and he provides a corresponding list of possible functions for them. The documents also include related notes by Joseph Needham.
Creator: Salaman, Raphael; Needham, Joseph.
5 pieces; Paper and photograph. |
16 Dec. 1959–16 Jan. 1960 |
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11
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Copy of a letter from Joseph Needham to Martin Bernal at Chinghua University, Peking, China, about his research into the construction of the wheel in traditional China. Needham asks Bernal to have 'a chat with some of the wheelwrights who know the traditional technique, or if you can have a chance to watch them at work'.
1 sheet; Paper. |
25 Jan. 1960 |
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12
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Copy of an article by Lee Greene published in 'The Illustrated Carpenter and Builder' reviewing 'The Wheelwright's Art in Ancient China' by Joseph Needham, Lu Gwei-Djen and Raphael Salaman.
2 sheets; Paper. |
5 Feb. 1960 |
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13
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'The Newcomen Bulletin' for February 1960, containing a review of 'The Wheelwright's Art in Ancient China' by Joseph Needham, Lu Gwei-Djen and Raphael Salaman. The 'Bulletin' also includes details of meetings of the Society; obituaries; list of new members.
1 document; Paper. |
Feb. 1960 |
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14
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Two photographs showing 'solid wheels of ox-carts in a province N of Lisbon', Portugal, and related notes. The related notes have the name of Museo de Arte Popular, Lisboa. It is probable that Joseph Needham took the photographs and visited the Museum whilst at the Congress of the Great Geographical Discoveries, Lisbon, Portugal, 1960.
5 pieces; Paper and photograph. |
1960 |
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15
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Letter from Raphael Salaman of Harpenden, Hertfordshire, about publications mentionning the wheel and wagons.
Creator: Salaman, Raphael.
1 document; Paper. |
21 Nov. 1961 |
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16
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Correspondence with Walther Hoffmann of Maschinenfabrik Ausberg-Nürnberg Ag., Munich, Germany, about plans for a wall calendar and article based on the history of the wheel. The documents also include a copy of an article published in 'M.A.N. Diesel' entitled 'Räder in fünf Jahrtausenden', (1962).
Creator: Hoffmann, Walther; Needham, Joseph.
6 sheets; Paper. |
5 Feb. 1962–27 Apr. 1962 |
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17
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Letter from Raymond Carr of Virginia Water, Surrey, about dished wheels, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Creator: Carr, Raymond; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper. |
8 Mar. 1967–3 Apr. 1967 |
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18
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Photocopy of a page from 'Scientific American' showing an illustration of 'bearings turning on a fixed journal' and text relating to the development of bearings. The photocopy was sent to Joseph Needham by G. Mason of the University of Loughborough, Leicestershire.
1 document; Paper. |
1975 |
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19
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Letter from [?], President of the Museo Nationale Della Scienza e Della Tecnica, Milan, Italy, about a visit by Joseph Needham to the Museum and their collection of wheels.
1 document; Paper. |
1 Oct. 1959 |
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20
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Letter from Prof. Stuart Piggott of the Department of Prehistoric Archaeology, Edinburgh University, about the early use of the chariot and methods of contructing the felloes of a wheel. The documents also include a copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Creator: Piggot, Stuart; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper. |
24 Aug. 1959–22 Oct. 1959 |
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21
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Reprint of a report by Prof. Stuart Piggott of the Department of Prehistoric Archaeology, Edinburgh University entitled 'A Tripartite Disc Wheel from Blair Drummond, Perthshire, and attached notes by Joseph Needham. The report was published in the 'Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland', (1956-57). The notes are headed 'Desmond on wheels, 17/5/59'.
Creator: Piggot, Stuart; Needham, Joseph.
3 pieces; Paper. |
1957–17 May 1959 |
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22
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Letter from Prof. Stuart Piggott of the Department of Prehistoric Archaeology, Edinburgh University, about Joseph Needham's description of 'Quasi-diametral struts and outboard axle-bearings on the wheels of a Cambodian farm-cart'. An illustration of these struts is produced as Figure 387 of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 4, Part 2'. The documents also include a copy of the footnote which describes this type of strut.
Creator: Piggot, Stuart.
2 sheets; Paper. |
5 Nov. 1959 |
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23
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Correspondence with Lord Miles of the Molecule Theatre of Science for Children, London, about the construction of the dished wheel and other matters, and related documents. The related documents include a copy of a Joseph Needham letter to Eric Hotung c/o Miles, thanking him for funding a trip to China for Miles to arrange for Chinese actors 'to put on some productions from the Molecule Theatre of Science for Children in China'. This letter accompanied copies of the abridged versions of 'Science and Civilisation in China'. Other matters discussed include the Theatre of Science for children; Miles' friends in Cambridge, including Stephen Hawking.
Creator: Miles; Needham, Joseph.
5 sheets; Paper. |
15 Jan. 1987–19 Feb. 1987 |
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24
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Letter from F. H. E. Buller of Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, enquiring about an the earliest illustration of the fishing reel. The documents also include a copy of a reply from Gregory Blue on behalf of Joseph Needham; a photocopy of a note published in the 'Fishing Gazette', (18 December 1886), describing an early painting of the reel.
Creator: Buller, F. H. E.; Blue, Gregory.
3 sheets; Paper. |
17 Dec. 1986–5 Mar. 1987 |
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25
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Letter from Silvio A. Bedini of Washington D.C., U.S.A., originally accompanying a copy of an article entitled 'Ancient Metallic Bearing Shells of China', and copy of Joseph Needham's reply.
Creator: Bedini, Silvio A.; Needham, Joseph.
2 sheets; Paper. |
29 Dec. 1987–11 Feb. 1988 |
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26
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Correspondence with Henry Blyth of The Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge, about woods used in the construction of Roman wheels and related documents. The related documents comprise a draft paper by Blyth entitled 'The Newstead wheels reexamined'; photocopies of pages from J. Curle, 'A Roman Frontier and its People', (Glasgow, 1911).
Creator: Blyth, Henry; Needham, Joseph.
15 sheets; Paper. |
June 1990 |
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27
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Photographs and other preparatory work for figures used as illustration for the two articles by Joseph Needham, Lu Gwei-Djen and Raphael Salaman entitled, 'The Wheelwright's Art in Ancient China'.
14 pieces; Photograph and paper. |
1955–1959 |
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28
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Unidentified photograph of two men leading oxen and cart.
1 document; Paper. |
1950–1969 |
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29
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Related bibliographical references and brief notes.
5 sheets; Paper. |
1950–1969 |
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30
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Joseph Needham's original file title.
1 document; Paper. |
1950–1959 |
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