Part of a letter from Herbert Chatley of Bath, Somerset, about references to magic mirrors and attached translation of a passage from 《夢溪筆談》 [Meng Chhi Pi Than / Meng Qi Bi Tan] about 'through-light-mirrors', 1948-11-06
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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/90/3/2
Scope and Contents
There is also a Joseph Needham note that Chatley 'remembers that in Japan there are even now 'magic mirrors' for sale which have 字 embossed (cast) on the back and are polished under very high pressure so that on reflection the 字 appear'.
Dates
- Creation: 1948-11-06
Extent
3 sheet(s) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Chatley, Herbert; Needham, Joseph
Finding aid date
2005-06-20 09:46:41+00:00
Subject
Repository Details
Part of the Needham Research Institute Repository
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8 Sylvester Road
Cambridge CB3 9AF United Kingdom
+441223 762157
Library@nri.cam.ac.uk