Letter from Rewi Alley in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, about the construction of a Sung dynasty temple in the city and other matters, 1958-11-03
File
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/97/3/7
Scope and Contents
Other matters discussed include 'a bronze ball bearing run, with the iron ball bearings rusted in it' and bronze cog wheels in Taiyuan Museum; Alley's tour of China 'looking at the leap forward'. The documents also include preparatory work for the an illustration of the bronze roller-bearings produced on page 94 of 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 4, Part 2'.
Dates
- Creation: 1958-11-03
Extent
6 sheet(s) : Paper and photograph
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Alley, Rewi
Finding aid date
2005-07-06 13:49:15+00:00
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