Janus: Papers of John Couch Adams

St John's Library/Adams/Box 2 contains:
<-- See earlier
20/4	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
21/1	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
21/2	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
21/3	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
22/1	Autograph postcard signed to J.C. Adams
22/2	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
22/3	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
23/1	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
23/2	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
23/3	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
23/4	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
See later -->

More information

Please feel free to contact the repository.

Papers of John Couch Adams

Title	Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
Reference	2/22/2
Creator	Sir George Biddell Airy, 1801-1892
Covering Dates	18 Sep. 1874
Extent and Medium	2p; paper

Content and context

Astronomer Royal, 1835-81.

Requests J.C.A. or someone appointed by him studies '8 Venus mean longitude - 13 Earth's mean longitude' in the Moon's motion, to settle who is right between Hansen and Delaunay. Will send cheque for Horrocks Memorial later. (See G.B.A. to J.C.A. 28th Oct. 1874).

Index Terms

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

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Hansen, Peter Andreas (1795-1874) astronomer

Delaunay, Charles-Eugène (1816-1872) astronomer and mathematician

Horrocks, Jeremiah (1618-1641) astronomer

No further on-line information.