Singer, Charles Joseph, 1876 - 1960 (historian of medicine and science)
Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Dorothea Singer of Par, Cornwall about the possibility of sending some of her late husband, Charles Singer's books to Prague, Czechoslovakia and copy of Joseph Needham's letter of reply, 1961-07-15 - 1961-11-09
The documents also include a copy of a letter from Otakar Matousek of Prague to Dorothea Singer requesting the books.
Letter of congratulations from Charles Singer, 1959-11-02
Singer congratulates Joseph Needham on both the publication of the volume and on becoming President of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
Letters from Charles and Dorothea Singer congratulating Joseph Needham on the work, and copy of Joseph Needham's reply, 1954-08-19 - 1954-09-02
These files of correspondence are particularly interesting as they provide an insight into people’s opinion of the volumes. Joseph Needham opened a file each time a volume was published.
Letters of thanks and congratulations from Charles and Dorothea Singer, 1956-07-13 - 1956-07-25
Joseph Needham's original file title reads 'Correspondence on and after pub. Vol. 2, including material for interleaved copy of 2'.
List of contents of Volume 1 of 'A History of Technology' by Charles Singer, 1950 - 1959
Joseph Needham's file title reads '中國科学史/Book Itself/Generalities/Not CUP'.
Manuscript draft of part Charles Singer's paper on 'Early Western Anaomtical Traditions', 1940 - 1960-10-27
See SCC2/269/1/4 for a complete typescript of the paper. The first page of the manuscript is headed 'The Five Figure Series (12th to 14th century) with especial reference to Bodleian MS Ashmole 399, circ 1292'. It goes on to describe further mediaeval European medical manuscripts.
Joseph Needham has marked the manuscript 'from DWS [Dorothea Waley Singer] 27 Oct 60'.
Postcard from Charles and Dorothea Singer of Par, Cornwall, showing a recreation of an Egyptian painting from the tomb of Haremhab at Thebes, (1420-1411 B.C.), showing Phatmose, chief of the fowlers, with domesticated pelicans, 1945 - 1955
The postcard was sent 'With the compliments of the Season', and discusses the Singers' travel plans.
Postcard from Charles Singer of Highgate Village, London, advising Joseph Needham that he has sent him the 'Harvey photos and transcripts', 1927-12-29
This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.
Postcard showing a 'Large planetarium, named the Sphere of Leyden, constructed by Steven Tracy at Rotterdam, about 1700', 1965-12-27
The postcard was sent to Joseph Needham by Charles Singer. The postcard is also signed by Maria Roosenboon [?], who Singer was visiting in Leiden, Holland.
Seasonal greeting card from Charles and Dorothea Singer of Par, Cornwall, reproducing the 'First Picture of a Museum', ', 1946
The picture is from 'Dell' historia naturale di Ferrante Imperato Napolitano Libri XXVIII', printed at Naples in 1599. The documents also include brief notes on the picture.
'Table to illustrate the Transmission of Some Mechanical and other Techniques from China to the West' provided for Charles Singer, author of 'A History of Technology' and related correspondence with Singer and Rupert Hall, 1954-09-16 - 1954-11-27
Two letters from Charles Singer of Par, Cornwall about 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 3' and Joseph Needham's appointment as Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, 1959-12-02 - 1960-01-05
The documents also include a copy of a letter from Needham to Singer.
The letters also discuss the 'shocking effect of our young historians of science leaving for the United States'.
Tyepscript draft of Charles Singers's 'scheme for a History of Technology', 1949-10-29
This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.
University Publisher: Correspondence with Singer, C., 1947
1 carbon typed letter.
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