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Copy of a letter from Joseph Needham to Dr. Kuo Mo-Jo [郭沫若 / Guo Moruo], President of Academia Sinica, Peking, China, about the need for analyses of ancient and mediaeval Chinese cast iron objects, and Kuo's reply, 1956-06-14 - 1956-09-15
Specific matters discussed work on the chemical analyses of iron objects conducted by Kuo Tzu-Heng [郭子衡 / Guo Ziheng]. The documents also include a cutting of an article by Kuo Mo-Jo entitled 《希望有更多的古代鐵器出土》 published in 《人民日報》 [Jen Min Jih Pao / Ren Min Ri Bao].
Correspondence and other documents relating to the possible introduction of herds of Auchenidae (llamas, vicunas, alpaccas and guanacos) into the moutainous regions of West China and Tibet, 1957-04-24 - 1966-05-17
Correspondence with Kuo Mo-Jo [郭沫若 / Guo Moruo] of Academia Sinica, Peking, about a copy of the card index of Chinese scientists, 1954-05-16 - 1955-10-28
The correspondence comprises copies of 2 letters from Joseph Needham; 1 letter from Kuo.
The documents also include an English translation of Kuo's letter; copy of a letter from Needham to R. J. L. Kingsford of Cambridge University Press, accompanying a copy of the translation.
Envelope containing a letter from 郭沫若 [Kuo Mo-Jo / Guo Moruo] of Academia Sinica about a Joseph Needham report to appear in 《科學通報》 and two sets of Chinese postage stamps showing important contributors to Chinese science, 1956-05-25
The letter originally accompanied photographs of 張衡 [Chang Heng / Zhang Hêng] and 一行 [I-Hsing / Yi Xing]. The stamps show 李時珍 [Li Shih-Chen / Li Shizhen]; 張衡 [Chang Heng / Zhang Hêng]; 一行 [I-Hsing / Yi Xing]; 祖沖之 [Tsu Chhong-Chih / Zu Chongzhi].