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Huang was specifically to work on 'Section 48' of 'Science and Civilisation in China', 'Fiscal and Economic Circumstances'.

Scope and Contents The correspondence comprises 3 letters from Schram; copy of 1 letter from Joseph Needham.The letters also discusss the search for a suitable translator to work on selected chapters of the 'Huangchao Jingshi Wenbian' as part of the project and to be paid for by a grant from the European Science Foundation.The related documents comprise typed information on a proposed seminar as part of the project entitled 'The State and the Economy'; curriculum vitae for Ray Huang [黃仁宇 / Huang Jen-Yu /...

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Papers collected by Joseph Needham relating to Huang's work are catalogued as SCC2/386-387.

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Other matters discussed include Huang's book, 'China, A Macro-History'; progress of the project in general.

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The paper was published in the 'Journal of Oriental Studies', (1974) and 'East and West', (1974).
The documents comprise a copy of a letter from Huang to Needham about the inclusion of the paper in the volume; 2 notes from DB [Derk Bodde] to Needham, noting minor errors in the text; notes by Kenneth Robinson; 2 annotated copies of the paper as published in 'East and West'.

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This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.

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Joseph Needham's file title reads 'Naut. Navigation, misc > PF 75> 2nd Edition Material'.

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There are two versions of the memorandum.
The documents also include 1 page of notes by Joseph Needham.

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Kenneth Robinson notes 'This copy has the corrections made by JN..'.