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Needham/NRI2/SCC2/98/1 contains:
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11 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
12 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
13 '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
14 Two photographs showing 'solid wheels of ox-carts in a province N of Lisbon', Portugal, and related notes
15 Letter from Raphael Salaman of Harpenden, Hertfordshire, about publications mentionning the wheel and wagons
16 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
17 Letter from Raymond Carr of Virginia Water, Surrey, about dished wheels, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply
18 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
19 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
20 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
21 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
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Papers of Joseph Needham as a historian of Chinese science, technology and medicine

Title 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
Reference SCC2/98/1/16
Creator Hoffmann, Walther; Needham, Joseph.
Covering Dates 5 Feb. 1962–27 Apr. 1962
Extent and Medium 6 sheets; Paper
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The documents also include a copy of an article published in 'M.A.N. Diesel' entitled 'Räder in fünf Jahrtausenden', (1962).

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