Scope and Contents The documents comprise a letter from Prof. J. D. Bernal of Birkbeck College, University of London, about the conditions which led to the development of Greek geometry and Chinese mathematics, (18 February 1957); copy of Joseph Needham's reply to Bernal, (19 March 1957); letter from Jerry Ravets of Leeds, about conditions for the development of mathematics, (4 February 1957).The correspondence is grouped together by a Joseph Needham note stating 'Important points raised by Derek Price,...

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Many of the reviews came to Joseph Needham via Cambridge University Press and are accompanied by an explanatory compliments slip.

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Many of the reviews came to Joseph Needham via Cambridge University Press and are accompanied by an explanatory compliments slip.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Many of the reviews came to Joseph Needham via Cambridge University Press and are accompanied by an explanatory compliments slip.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Many of the reviews came to Joseph Needham via Cambridge University Press and are accompanied by an explanatory compliments slip.

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The discussion was between the three scientists, Joseph Needham, Prof J. D. Bernal and Professor Kathleen Lonsdale. The documents comprise notices of the event and notes.

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These documents correspond to section Bd7 on the list catalogued as SCC2/330/1.

Scope and Contents John Desmond Bernal (1901-1971) was born on 10 May 1901. He attended Cambridge University, 1919-1923, before working in the Davy Faraday Laboratory, London, 1923-1927. He was appointed Lecturer in Structural Crystallography at Cambridge in 1927, and Assistant Director of Research in Crystallography, Cambridge, 1934. He was made Professor of Physics at Birkbeck College, University of London, in January 1938. During the War Bernal worked in the Ministry of Security, as a member of...

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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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The related documents include copy of Joseph Needham's letter of reply to Bernal; Joseph Needham's typescript and manuscript notes following his study of the chapter.

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Other matters discussed include memories of J. D. Bernal.

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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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This includes one page of notes from a 'talk with JDB [John Desmond Bernal] 16/2/49'.