Diagram showing the evolution of the steam engine, 1968 - 1969

File

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

Citation

Scope and Contents

This large diagram was used to illustrate Joseph Needham's Thomas Newcomen Centenary Lecture, 1963 on 'The Prenatal History of the Steam Engine'. It was reduced and included as an illustration in 'Clerks and Craftsmen..'.

Dates

Creation: 1968 - 1969

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Needham Research Institute. For further details on conditions governing access please contact the Librarian at library@nri.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours is available from the Institute's website https://www.nri.cam.ac.uk/the-archive.