Letter from John H. Combridge of Ilford, Essex, about his work on 'Chinese Steelyard Clepsydras', (1981) and other matters, 1981-04-02
File
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC6/10/62
Scope and Contents
Other matters discussed include his reconstruction of al-Khazani's 'shears'; sets of F. Verbiest's 'Liber Organicus'; a London Clockmakers' Company celestial globe, 'exhibited since the 19th. C as by Verbiest.
The documents also include a photocopy of a photograph of the globe.
Dates
- Creation: 1981-04-02
Extent
2 sheet(s) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2007-06-18 13:24:56+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