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NRI2/2/5/4

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Diagram showing the evolution of the steam engine, 1968 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/2/5/4
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This large diagram was used to illustrate Joseph Needham's Thomas Newcomen Centenary Lecture, 1963 on 'The Prenatal History of the Steam Engine'. It was reduced and included as an illustration in 'Clerks and Craftsmen..'.

Dates: 1968 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Needham Research Institute. For further details on conditions governing access please contact the Librarian at library@nri.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours is available from the Institute's website https://www.nri.cam.ac.uk/the-archive.