In Legge's case, Wang T'ao was obviously very helpful, and Joseph Needham would not have produced his work without the stimulus of Liu Kuei-jen's company.
以翻譯儒家經典的 Legge 來說，王韜顯然大有幫助；而李約瑟如果沒有魯桂珍的刺激和支持，也就不一定有「中國之科學與文明」的誕生了。這是成功的例子。