Box NRI2/8/3/2/1-7
Contains 8 Results:
Small metal abacus, 1983
The metal abacus is held in a cardboard box.
Chinese wooden puzzle 七巧板 and original booklet, 1842
The small wooden box contains 7 loose wooden pieces and 1 paper booklet. The booklet 奇巧圖 is a woodblock printing of 1842.
Catalogue permalink: https://idiscover.lib.cam.ac.uk/permalink/f/t9gok8/44CAM_ALMA21457238800003606
Imitation Han dynasty counting rods, c.1950s-1970s
The cardboard box contains many wooden sticks.
Chinese wire mathematics puzzles, 1960
The cardboard box contains 3 pieces of paper and 4 metal objects constructed from wire. The box is inscribed:
'Wire math puzzles from Toledo, Spain, 1960'.
Miniature Japanese abacus, c.1950s-1970s
These are objects collected by, given to, or worn by Joseph Needham, Dorothy Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen. Objects given to the Needham Research Institute are catalogued as NRI 1
Small Japanese abacus, c.1950s-1970s
These are objects collected by, given to, or worn by Joseph Needham, Dorothy Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen. Objects given to the Needham Research Institute are catalogued as NRI 1
Large abacus, c.1950s-1970s
These are objects collected by, given to, or worn by Joseph Needham, Dorothy Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen. Objects given to the Needham Research Institute are catalogued as NRI 1
Counting equipment and puzzles, 1842 - 1983
These are objects collected by, given to, or worn by Joseph Needham, Dorothy Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen. Objects given to the Needham Research Institute are catalogued as NRI 1