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1 letter from J.P. Carswell (The British Academy) to Joseph Needham, 1979-06-29

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/16/2/6

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This letter invites Joseph Needham to join a delegation to China planned for Oct. 1979.

Dates: 1979-06-29

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Hong Kong 1979 / Correspondence

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1 letter from Judith Clifford (Gonville and Caius College) to Joseph Needham, 1971-08-05

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/3/7/2/8

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This letter relates to a visit to Cambridge by Nakayama Shigeru 中山茂and gives College news. It includes a draft telegram from Joseph Needham congratulating two College members of staff (Mrs Furness and Mr Allensby) on their wedding.

Dates: 1971-08-05

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Sri Lanka 1971 / 'Japan 71 etc' / Correspondence

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1 letter from Julian Huxley to Joseph Needham, 1964-06-09

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/2/11/3/20

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This letter requests assistance with research for the second part of the UNESCO Cultural and Scientific History.

Dates: 1964-06-09

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / China and Japan 1964 / 'China Visit 1964. Records' / Correspondence with various individuals

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1 letter from J.W. Bandara to Joseph Needham, 1972-07-16

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/5/2/2/4

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This letter requests asthma powder which is not available in Sri Lanka, and encloses a prescription from the Central Medical Stores Ltd.

Dates: 1972-07-16

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Japan 1972 / 'China 1972' / Correspondence

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1 letter from K. Sugahara (The British Council) and 1 letter from Teruko Muroga (University of Kyoto) to Joseph Needham, 1972-06-30 - 1972-08-02

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/5/2/2/5

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These letters relate to Teruko Muroga's application for a study grant.

Dates: 1972-06-30 - 1972-08-02

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Japan 1972 / 'China 1972' / Correspondence

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1 letter from Kate Allan (Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding) to Joseph Needham, 1974-08-04

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/6/4/2/8

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This is an invitation to write an article in China Now and give a speech to celebrate 25 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

Dates: 1974-08-04

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Hong Kong and Japan 1974 / Tokyo Jul. - Sep. 1974 / Correspondence

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1 letter from Katharine Lowe to Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen, 1981

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/8/6/2/9

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This letter requests the purchase of figurines of the 8 horses 'pa pi ma' [八匹馬] and gives news of Gonville and Caius College.

Dates: 1981

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Romania, China, Japan, Hong Kong and Italy 1981 / 'China 81 Sep' / Correspondence

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1 letter from Kay-tee Khaw (Girton College, Cambridge) to Joseph and Dorothy Needham, 1971-11-19

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/5/4/2/9

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This letter sends greetings and an invitation to visit her parents in Malaysia.

Dates: 1971-11-19

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Japan 1972 / 'Japan 1972 Tateshina Conf. etc.' / Correspondence

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1 letter from K.C. [Dunham?] (the Royal Society) to Fellows of the Royal Society, 1972-01-27

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/5/3/2/14

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This copied letter to all Fellows relates to Overseas Visiting Professorships sponsored by the Royal Society. Includes blank forms and an explanatory sheet for scientific exchanges between the United Kingdom and Japan.

Dates: 1972-01-27

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Japan 1972 / 'Visit (visa) applns dealt with while in Pkg 72' / Correspondence

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1 letter from Keizō Hashimoto [Hashimoto Keizō 橋本敬造] to Joseph Needham, 1984-07-24

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/10/14/2/5

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This letter relates to submission of his dissertation to the Board of Graduate Studies, University of Cambridge, and the possibility of meeting at the 3rd International Conference on the History of Science in China. Includes a typed abstract and table of contents for his dissertation entitled ‘The Process of the Chinese Acceptance of Western Astronomy: 1629 - 1635.’

Dates: 1984-07-24

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Japan 1984 / 'Japan 84 preparatory' / Correspondence

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1 letter from Keizō Hashimoto [Hashimoto Keizō 橋本敬造] to Joseph Needham, 1971-09-20

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/3/8/2/6

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This letter relates to the arrival of Nathan Sivin and his wife Carole, the conference of the Science Council of Japan, and the International Congress of the History of Science to be held in 1974.

Dates: 1971-09-20

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Sri Lanka 1971 / 'Japan 71 Administration' / Correspondence

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1 letter from Kenneth Robinson (East Asian History of Science Library) to Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen, 1984-08-24

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/10/9/2/2

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This letter sends greetings, reports on progress with his research on Halley’s Comet, and gives news of the East Asian History of Science Library.

Dates: 1984-08-24

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Japan 1984 / 'China 84' / Correspondence

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1 letter from Kenneth Robinson (Needham Research Institute) to Joseph Needham, 1984-09-14

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/10/11/2/2

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This letter gives news of Dorothy Needham’s health, Joseph Needham’s comments on Volume 7 of Science and Civilisation in China, researchers visiting the Needham Research Institute and celebrations with Dorothy Needham for her and Joseph’s diamond wedding anniversary.

Dates: 1984-09-14

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Japan 1984 / 'Thaiwan 84 travelling' / Correspondence

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1 letter from Kenneth [Robinson] to Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen, 1984-09-07

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/10/6/2/5

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This letter gives news of Dorothy Needham’s health, progress with his essay on Halley’s Comet and events at the Needham Research Institute.

Dates: 1984-09-07

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Japan 1984 / 'Hong Kong 84 travelling' / Correspondence

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1 letter from Kenneth Robinson to Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen, 1983-10-10

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/9/2/2/5

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This letter sends greetings and mentions his work on ‘an astronomical example of scientific writing’ given by Richard Stephenson relating to the arrival and departure of Halley’s comet in +141 and his experiments with a Chinese pickling machine.

Dates: 1983-10-10

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Singapore, Hong Kong and USA 1983 / 'Hong Kong 83 1st EAHoSF lecture and Shatin Hon. Degree' / Correspondence

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1 letter from Kenneth W.J. Topley (University of East Asia, Macau) to Joseph Needham, 1987-02-04

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/11/5/2/3

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This letter encloses a typescript copy of Joseph Needham’s lecture and Paul T.K. Lin’s introduction, with Joseph Needham’s annotations.

Dates: 1987-02-04

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Germany, Macao, Hong Kong, China and Japan 1986 / 'Macao 1986 Nov' / Correspondence

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1 letter from King-Kung Wong [Huang Jinggong 黃敬恭] (Nanyang University, Singapore) to Joseph Needham, 1958-07-11

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/1/9/2/18/6

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This letter expresses thanks for the lecture given by Joseph Needham and requests a copy of the lecture, a photograph and brief biography

Dates: 1958-07-11

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Sri Lanka, Singapore, Cambodia and China 1958 / 'Travels in the East' / Correspondence / Letters exchanged with friends, family and colleagues

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1 letter from Kinhide Mushakoji [武者小路公秀] (United Nations University Kokusai rengō daigaku 国際連合大学) to Joseph Needham, 1984-07-31

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/10/15/2/10

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This letter relates to a fellowship for Gregory Blue and suggests a meeting in Tokyo.

Dates: 1984-07-31

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Japan 1984 / 'Japan 84 travelling' / Correspondence

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1 letter from K.K. Phua [Phua Kok Khoo 潘国驹] (World Scientific Publishing Co. Singapore, Shi jie ke ji chu ban gong si zhu xi 世界科技出版公司主席) to Joseph Needham, 1983-07-05

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/9/1/2/5

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This letter confirms receipt of an agreement with Joseph Needham and mentions Lam Lay-Yong’s [蓝丽蓉] paper ‘Pythagoras Theorem in East and West.’

Dates: 1983-07-05

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Singapore, Hong Kong and USA 1983 / 'Singapore 83' / Correspondence

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1 letter from Koo Hsiu-chuan to Joseph Needham, 1984-07-16

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/10/6/2/4

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This letter relates to completion of his thesis and hopes for a meeting in Hong Kong.

Dates: 1984-07-16

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Japan 1984 / 'Hong Kong 84 travelling' / Correspondence

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1 letter from Kuang Chiun (Shandan Bailie School) to Joseph Needham, 1952-09-07

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/15/3/3/3

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This letter sends greetings and regrets they cannot meet. Includes a note in Chinese with an annotation in English ‘got TB. RA [Rewi Alley] Aug 25/52’. The address on the note is:
Gansu province 甘肅
Shandan city/town 山丹
Bailie School (Pei li gong yi xue yuan 培黎工藝學院）
Comrade Alley (e.g. Rewi Alley, Aili tongzhi 艾黎同志)
Sun Guangjun 孫光俊
Wang Wansheng 王萬盛

Dates: 1952-09-07

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / China 1952 (International Scientific Commission) / 'Mine [Zi] 52' / Letters from various correspondents

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1 letter from Len Young (Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong) to Joseph Needham, 1971-09-01

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/3/9/2/10

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This letter suggests a meeting in Hong Kong.

Dates: 1971-09-01

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Sri Lanka 1971 / 'Hong Kong 71 Administration' / Correspondence

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1 letter from Li Jiaming [李家明] (Chinese Academy of Sciences) to Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen, 1986-11-23 - 1986-11-24

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/11/6/2/11

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This letter is written in Chinese and expresses admiration for Joseph Needham and hopes he will visit China again for his 90th birthday, also that he will be compiling a festschrift for Joseph Needham. It is accompanied by a typed letter, perhaps by Joseph Needham to Hu Yao-Bang [胡耀邦] (as suggested by the envelope); perhaps the draft of a speech.

Dates: 1986-11-23 - 1986-11-24

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Germany, Macao, Hong Kong, China and Japan 1986 / 'China 1986 Nov. 16 - Dec. 1' / Correspondence

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1 letter from Li Kanjin [李侃謹] to Joseph Needham, 1986-11-15

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/11/6/2/10

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This letter is written in Chinese and invites Joseph Needham to contribute an article to the journal Wen shi zhi shi [文史知識].

Dates: 1986-11-15

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Germany, Macao, Hong Kong, China and Japan 1986 / 'China 1986 Nov. 16 - Dec. 1' / Correspondence

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1 letter from Li Li-Shêng [Lee Lisheng 李励生 Peter L. Lee] (East Asian History of Science Trust, Cambridge) to Joseph Needham, 1981-06-24

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/5/8/11/2/4

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This letter relates to the launch of the fundraising appeal and suggests writing to Sir Murray MacLehose.

Dates: 1981-06-24

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Travel / Romania, China, Japan, Hong Kong and Italy 1981 / 'HK Oct 81 Preparations Sub-file (not taken)' / Correspondence

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1 letter from J.P. Carswell (The British Academy) to Joseph Needham, 1979-06-29

1 letter from Judith Clifford (Gonville and Caius College) to Joseph Needham, 1971-08-05

1 letter from Julian Huxley to Joseph Needham, 1964-06-09

1 letter from J.W. Bandara to Joseph Needham, 1972-07-16

1 letter from K. Sugahara (The British Council) and 1 letter from Teruko Muroga (University of Kyoto) to Joseph Needham, 1972-06-30 - 1972-08-02

1 letter from Kate Allan (Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding) to Joseph Needham, 1974-08-04

1 letter from Katharine Lowe to Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen, 1981

1 letter from Kay-tee Khaw (Girton College, Cambridge) to Joseph and Dorothy Needham, 1971-11-19

1 letter from K.C. [Dunham?] (the Royal Society) to Fellows of the Royal Society, 1972-01-27

1 letter from Keizō Hashimoto [Hashimoto Keizō 橋本敬造] to Joseph Needham, 1984-07-24

1 letter from Keizō Hashimoto [Hashimoto Keizō 橋本敬造] to Joseph Needham, 1971-09-20

1 letter from Kenneth Robinson (East Asian History of Science Library) to Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen, 1984-08-24

1 letter from Kenneth Robinson (Needham Research Institute) to Joseph Needham, 1984-09-14

1 letter from Kenneth [Robinson] to Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen, 1984-09-07

1 letter from Kenneth Robinson to Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen, 1983-10-10

1 letter from Kenneth W.J. Topley (University of East Asia, Macau) to Joseph Needham, 1987-02-04

1 letter from King-Kung Wong [Huang Jinggong 黃敬恭] (Nanyang University, Singapore) to Joseph Needham, 1958-07-11

1 letter from Kinhide Mushakoji [武者小路公秀] (United Nations University Kokusai rengō daigaku 国際連合大学) to Joseph Needham, 1984-07-31

1 letter from K.K. Phua [Phua Kok Khoo 潘国驹] (World Scientific Publishing Co. Singapore, Shi jie ke ji chu ban gong si zhu xi 世界科技出版公司主席) to Joseph Needham, 1983-07-05

1 letter from Koo Hsiu-chuan to Joseph Needham, 1984-07-16

1 letter from Kuang Chiun (Shandan Bailie School) to Joseph Needham, 1952-09-07

1 letter from Len Young (Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong) to Joseph Needham, 1971-09-01

1 letter from Li Jiaming [李家明] (Chinese Academy of Sciences) to Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen, 1986-11-23 - 1986-11-24

1 letter from Li Kanjin [李侃謹] to Joseph Needham, 1986-11-15

1 letter from Li Li-Shêng [Lee Lisheng 李励生 Peter L. Lee] (East Asian History of Science Trust, Cambridge) to Joseph Needham, 1981-06-24

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