Janus: Papers of John Couch Adams

St John's Library/Adams/Box 13 contains:
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27/4	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
28/1	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
28/2	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
28/3	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
29/1	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
30/1	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
31/1	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
32/1	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
33/1	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
33/2	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
33/3	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
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Papers of John Couch Adams

Title	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
Reference	13/30/1
Creator	Bourchier Wrey Savile, 1817-1888
Covering Dates	11 May 1859
Extent and Medium	4p; paper

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Encloses letter of introduction from Mr. Parker of Luffingcott. Enquiry: does the Moon's secular acceleration affect the time as well as the locality of ancient eclipses. Airy's paper on the Eclipses of Agathocles & Thebes. Effect of this on calculation of ancient chronology.

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Savile, Bourchier Wrey (1817-1888) Church of England clergyman and theological writer

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892) Knight, astronomer

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