Letter from Rewi Alley of Peking, China, about a set of stamps depicting early Chinese scientific discoveries and discussing American germ warfare, 1953-12-16
File
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/3/32
Scope and Contents
The documents also include examples of the stamps depicting the world's earliest compass; a seismoscope invented by Chang Heng; the first mileage counter in the world, invented in the third century A.D.; the armillary sphere. Also attached is a short explanation of the stamp subject matter.
Dates
- Creation: 1953-12-16
Extent
3 sheet(s) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Alley, Rewi
Finding aid date
2004-11-16 08:38:55+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Needham Research Institute Repository
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Needham Research Institute
8 Sylvester Road
Cambridge CB3 9AF United Kingdom
+441223 762157
Library@nri.cam.ac.uk