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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

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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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