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St John's Library/Adams/Box 5-15 contains:
5 Letters to J.C. Adams, A-B
6 Letters to J.C. Adams, C-D
7 Letters to J.C. Adams, E-Go
8 Letters to J.C. Adams, Gr-Gu
9 Letters to J.C. Adams, H
10 Letters to J.C. Adams, J-L
11 Letters to J.C. Adams, M-O
12 Letters to J.C. Adams, P-Rod
13 Letters to J.C. Adams, Roh-Shee
14 Letters to J.C. Adams, Shel-T
15 Letters to J.C. Adams, V-Z, and other correspondence
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Papers of John Couch Adams

Title Letters to J.C. Adams, J-L
Reference Box 10
Creator Various
Covering Dates 3 Feb. 1843–4 May 1890
Extent and Medium 125 letters; paper
Index Terms
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
St John's Library/Adams/Box 10 contains:
1/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Amateur enquiry: time of moon and sun rise and set. Refers to [missing] diagram. JCA's calculations for reply.
Creator: William Ellis Jardine, 1867-1944.
3p, 1p JCA's calculations; paper.
4 Nov. 1887
2/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Select Preacher in the University (at Great St. Mary's).
Creator: John Hewitt Jellett, 1817-1888.
4p, envelope; paper.
11 May 1872
3/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. On behalf of the Misses Young: donation from the Royal Society.
Creator: Harnett Ellison Jennings, 1848-1939.
1p; paper.
20 Dec. 1887
4/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Sends book [what?]. Lecture on the New Planet (Neptune).
Creator: James Jerwood, 1797-1877.
2p; paper.
18 Jan. 1849
4/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. The R.A.S. Mr. Airy.
Creator: James Jerwood, 1797-1877.
6p, envelope; paper.
26 Mar. 1849
4/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Mr. Airy. Neptune.
Creator: James Jerwood, 1797-1877.
6p, envelope; paper.
31 Mar. 1849
5/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Mr. Airy. Neptune. R.A.S.
Creator: James Jerwood, 1797-1877.
9p, envelope; paper.
14 Apr. 1849
5/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Mr. Airy. Neptune. R.A.S.
Creator: James Jerwood, 1797-1877.
8p, envelope; paper.
23 Apr. 1849
6/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Errors in Bernoulli numbers in WSJ's Principles of Science.
Creator: James Jerwood, 1797-1877.
4p; paper.
31 Oct. 1874
7/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Total eclipses visible in Britain.
Creator: S.J. Johnson.
4p, 2 sheets diagrams; paper.
1 Mar. 1872
8/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Squaring the circle.
Creator: Edward Jones.
4p; paper.
19 Nov. 1869
8/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Squaring the circle.
Creator: Edward Jones.
4p; paper.
20 June 1870
9/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Thanks for vols. of Cambridge Observations sent to Leiden Observatory. State of L.O. Request for picture of Adams.
Creator: Frederik Kaiser, 1808-1872.
3p; paper.
27 Jan. 1865
10/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. MS on "testing the roots", to follow.
Creator: John Batchelor Kearney, 1826-1909.
4p; paper.
17 June 1879
10/2 Pamphlet sent to the Royal Astronomical Society. MS pamphlet entitled Is it a sign from heaven?, containing plays on CHJ's name. Inscribed to "The Royal Astronomical Society with the Author's compliments...".
Creator: Charles Hugh Jones, b 1829.
12p; paper.
13 Oct. 1875
11/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Amateur enquiry: length of tropical year.
Creator: G. Keller.
8p; paper.
30 June 1888
11/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Amateur enquiry: length of tropical year. Thanks for reply.
Creator: G. Keller.
3p; paper.
31 July 1888
12/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Astronomy of Aeschylus' Agamemnon.
Creator: Benjamin Hall Kennedy, 1804-1889.
4p; paper.
20 Mar. 1878
13/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Enticement to subscribe to CAK's Decimal System of 12 Units. (competitor to metric). Encloses publications (missing). Mr Ward promised to write letter of introduction.
Creator: C.A. Kesselmeyer.
8p; paper.
29 Oct. 1881
14/1 Notice sent to J.C. Adams. 2 (pressed?) copies, of advertisement for book? - New system of astronomy, including formulae.
Creator: John King.
1p (2 copies); paper.
1868
15/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. November Meteor observations by C.K. at Eversley, Winchfield, Hants.
Creator: Charles Kingsley, 1819-1875.
7p; paper.
14 Nov. 1866
16/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. On JCA's refusing appointment of Astronomer Royal.
Creator: William Towler Kingsley, 1815-1916.
4p, envelope; paper.
12 June 1881
16/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Design of pendulum. W.T.K's tricycle. Mistress of Girton. Spanish earthquakes.
Creator: William Towler Kingsley, 1815-1916.
4p; paper.
5 Jan. 1885
16/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Observatory instruments. R.A.S. medal.
Creator: William Towler Kingsley, 1815-1916.
2p; paper.
1819–1892
16/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Walks at Capel Curig: map enclosed.
Creator: William Towler Kingsley, 1815-1916.
4p; paper.
1819–1892
16/5 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Follows 10/15/4. Incomplete. Walks at Capel Curig: 2 maps enclosed.
Creator: William Towler Kingsley, 1815-1916.
4p; paper.
1819–1892
17/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Publication of Lunar comparisons.
Creator: Edward Ball Knobel, 1841-1930.
2p; paper.
11 Jan. 1887
17/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Publication of Lunar comparisons. Transcribes letter from Mr. Marth on comparison of Hansen's with Greenwich Observations. Probably sent to JCA by WHMC: see 6/14/1.
Creator: Edward Ball Knobel, 1841-1930.
2p; paper.
11 Jan. 1887
18/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Notice [in Mthly Nots. R.A.S.] on Airy's Numerical Lunar Theory.
Creator: Edward Ball Knobel, 1841-1930.
3p; paper.
4 Feb. 1888
18/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Airy's Numerical Lunar Theory.
Creator: Edward Ball Knobel, 1841-1930.
2p; paper.
21 Feb. 1888
18/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Forwards letter from Airy on his Numerical Lunar Theory (missing).
Creator: Edward Ball Knobel, 1841-1930.
1p; paper.
14 June 1888
18/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Lunar comparisons/computations: further publication.
Creator: Edward Ball Knobel, 1841-1930.
3p; paper.
21 Sep. 1888
19/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Lunar comparisons/computations: further publication. Encloses: JCA to EBK 10 Jan 1887 (missing), Mr. Marth to EBK 9 Jun 1885 (missing), transcript of same (attached), H.H. Turner to EBK 20 Sep.1888 (missing), list of refs. from Mthly Nots. R.A.S. (attached).
Creator: Edward Ball Knobel, 1841-1930.
3p, 2 sheets enclosures; paper.
27 Sep. 1888
20/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Lunar comparisons/computations.
Creator: Edward Ball Knobel, 1841-1930.
1p; paper.
30 Sep. 1888
20/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Lunar comparisons/computations.
Creator: Edward Ball Knobel, 1841-1930.
1p; paper.
13 Jan. 1889
20/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Lunar comparisons/computations.
Creator: Edward Ball Knobel, 1841-1930.
2p; paper.
16 Jan. 1889
20/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Corrections to Airy's paper in vol.40 of Mthly Nots. of R.A.S. ("Enclosed" now missing).
Creator: Edward Ball Knobel, 1841-1930.
1p, 1p JCA's calculations; paper.
13 Apr. 1889
20/5 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Lunar computations.
Creator: Edward Ball Knobel, 1841-1930.
2p; paper.
13 June 1889
21/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Lunar computations, JCA's health.
Creator: Edward Ball Knobel, 1841-1930.
2p; paper.
18 July 1889
21/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Lunar computations; Christie's opinion.
Creator: Edward Ball Knobel, 1841-1930.
3p; paper.
22 July 1889
21/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Lunar computations; news from H.H. Turner.
Creator: Edward Ball Knobel, 1841-1930.
3p; paper.
8 Sep. 1889
21/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. M. Souillart: election to R.A.S.
Creator: Edward Ball Knobel, 1841-1930.
1p; paper.
4 May 1890
22/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. In German.
Creator: Theodor Knoblich.
2p; paper.
23 Oct. 1865
23/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. In German.
Creator: A. Krueger.
3p; paper.
13 Feb. 1875
23/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. In German.
Creator: A. Krueger.
1p; paper.
3 July 1882
24/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Incomplete: sender identified from address and subject matter. Satellites of Uranus.
Creator: William Lassell, 1799-1880.
4p; paper.
10 May 1849
25/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Ancient geographers: Strabo and Ptolemy.
Creator: Robert Gordon Latham, 1812-1888.
4p; paper.
25 June 1881
25/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Ancient geographers: Strabo and Ptolemy.
Creator: Robert Gordon Latham, 1812-1888.
2p; paper.
3 July 1883
26/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Errors in EL's book (The sun, its planets and their satellites, 1882.).
Creator: Edmund Ledger, 1841-1913.
2p; paper.
14 Nov. 1882
27/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. In French. Acknowledgement of offprint of paper.
Creator: Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, 1811-1877.
1p, envelope; paper.
19 June 1847
27/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. In French. Forthcoming visit to Cambridge.
Creator: Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, 1811-1877.
2p, envelope; paper.
2 July 1847
28/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. In French.
Creator: Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, 1811-1877.
4p; paper.
22 Jan. 1874
28/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. In French.
Creator: Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, 1811-1877.
4p; paper.
20 Dec. 1875
28/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. In French.
Creator: Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, 1811-1877.
2p; paper.
28 Dec. 1875
28/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. In French.
Creator: Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, 1811-1877.
3p; paper.
7 Jan. 1876
28/5 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. In French.
Creator: Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, 1811-1877.
3p; paper.
9 Feb. 1876
29/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. In French.
Creator: Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, 1811-1877.
3p; paper.
14 Feb. 1876
29/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. In French.
Creator: Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, 1811-1877.
1p; paper.
10 May 1876
29/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. In French.
Creator: Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, 1811-1877.
4p; paper.
25 July 1876
30/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Prime Meridian Conference: arrangements; letters of introduction enclosed (Box 10/30/2-4).
Creator: Granville George Leveson-Gower, 1815-1891.
4p; paper.
19 June 1884
30/2 Autograph letter signed to W.L. Booker. Prime Meridian Conference: letter of introduction to British Consul.
Creator: Granville George Leveson-Gower, 1815-1891.
2p, envelope; paper.
19 June 1884
30/3 Autograph letter signed to C.A. Henderson. Prime Meridian Conference: letter of introduction to British Consul.
Creator: Granville George Leveson-Gower, 1815-1891.
2p, envelope; paper.
19 June 1884
30/4 Autograph letter signed to A.A. Annesley. Prime Meridian Conference: letter of introduction to British Consul.
Creator: Granville George Leveson-Gower, 1815-1891.
2p, envelope; paper.
19 June 1884
31/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Transit of Venus: use of photography.
Creator: James Ludovic Lindsay, 1847-1913.
3 sheets, slip; paper.
12 Apr. 1873
32/1 Letter signed to J.C. Adams. Request, signed by all members, for JCA to have his photograph taken. Signatories: H.Perigal, J.Glaisher, G. Fisher, R. Main, C. Pritchard, R.C. Carrington, W. De La Rue, C. May, W.H.Smyth, J. Lee.
Creator: Literary and Scientific Portrait Club.
1p; paper.
1819–1892
32/2 Printed letter to J.C. Adams. Printed acknowledgement of pamphlet An explanation of the observed irregularities in the motion of Uranus.
Creator: Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester.
1p; paper.
3 Aug. 1847
33/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Passage on chemical mss. in introduction to catalogue of Portsmouth Papers.
Creator: George Downing Liveing, 1827-1924.
3p; paper.
13 Apr. 1888
34/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Social: French holiday. With Miss Bruce (future Mrs. Adams). Telescope at Paris Observatory. Meeting with Foucault. Neptune controversy.
Creator: Humphrey Lloyd, 1800-1881.
4p; paper.
9 Oct. 1857
34/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Secular Acceleration of Moon's mean motion: De La Rue's address, Cayley, Hansen.
Creator: Humphrey Lloyd, 1800-1881.
4p; paper.
22 Mar. 1866
34/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Provost-ship of Trinity College, Dublin.
Creator: Humphrey Lloyd, 1800-1881.
4p; paper.
26 Mar. 1867
34/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Magnetic survey. Church of Ireland Synod: Athanasian Creed. Views of Westcott, Swainson and Lightfoot.
Creator: Humphrey Lloyd, 1800-1881.
7p; paper.
19 Apr. 1875
34/5 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. "On the orbit of the November meteors": Proc. R.A.S. Vol.27 (1867).
Creator: Humphrey Lloyd, 1800-1881.
4p; paper.
27 Apr. 1867
35/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Telescope eyepieces. Geocentric places of Mars. Membership of Athenaeum.
Creator: Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer, 1836-1920.
3p; paper.
3 Dec. 1863
35/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Telescope eyepieces. Geocentric places of Mars. Encloses diagram.
Creator: Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer, 1836-1920.
2p, 1p diagram; paper.
7 Dec. 1863
35/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Geocentric places of Mars. Membership of Athenaeum.
Creator: Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer, 1836-1920.
2p; paper.
14 Dec. 1863
35/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Telescope eyepieces. Heinrich on the "age of the planets", in Silliman's Journal.
Creator: Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer, 1836-1920.
1p; paper.
23 Feb. 1864
36/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Comet of 1882. Recollection of encounter with JCA as Proctor when erring undergrad.
Creator: Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer, 1836-1920.
8p; paper.
7 Feb. 1885
37/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Want pictures and information of JCA and his "country seat" for biographical article in book.
Creator: London Publishing Co.
3p; paper.
31 Jan. 1874
38/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. The New Planet [Neptune]. Methods of calculating perturbations.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
8p; paper.
26 Jan. 1847
38/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Methods of calculating perturbations.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
8p; paper.
26 Nov. 1847
38/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Telescope at the Cape of Good Hope: encloses letter from President of Royal Soc. (Sabine) (10/38/5), and copy of JWL's reply (10/38/4).
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
3p, 3p enclosure; paper.
24 May 1848
38/4 Copy of letter to Edward Sabine. Enclosed with JWL to JCA 24 May 1848. Telescope at the Cape of Good Hope.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
3p; paper.
24 May 1848
38/5 Autograph letter signed to J.W. Lubbock. Enclosed with JWL to JCA 24 May 1848. Telescope at the Cape of Good Hope.
Creator: Sir Edward Sabine, 1788-1883.
3p; paper.
22 May 1848
39/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. ?Long irregularity of Pallas? in paper by LeVerrier from Comptes Rendus. Transcript of part included.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
7p; paper.
23 Sep. 1848
39/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. JCA's corrections to JWL's calculations (of the long irregularity of Pallas).
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
4p; paper.
29 Sep. 1848
39/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. The long irregularity of Pallas.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
8p; paper.
30 Sep. 1848
39/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Invitation to visit.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
3p; paper.
30 Nov. 1848
40/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Proposed visit.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
2p; paper.
26 Mar. 1850
40/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Proposed visit. LeVerrier's residual errors. J.W.L's work on elementary geometry.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
4p; paper.
26 Dec. 1850
40/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Speed of railway trains in relation to latitude. Enquiry from unidentified 3rd party.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
4p; paper.
7 Jan. 1853
40/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Moon's parallax. JCA's papers on.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
4p; paper.
11 May 1853
41/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Encloses paper (of own?) for comments.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
8p; paper.
30 May 1853
41/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Pontecoulant. Family news.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
4p; paper.
11 Nov. 1853
41/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Pontecoulant: encloses letter.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
1p, 2p enclosure; paper.
27 Jan. 1854
41/3a Autograph letter signed to J.W. Lubbock. Part of JWL to JCA 27 Jan. 1854. In French. Reply to JCA's comments. The moon.
Creator: Philippe Gustave Le Doulcet, 1795-1874, Comte de Pontécoulant.
2p; paper.
26 Jan. 1854
41/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Encloses copy of JWL to J.Challis 12 Jun. 1854. Forthcoming visit of Leverrier.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
4p; paper.
12 June 1854
41/4a Copy of letter to J. Challis. Enclosed as part of JWL to JCA 12 Jun.1854. The moon.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
2p; paper.
12 June 1854
42/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Encloses testimonial for JCA for professorship of Geometry at Gresham Coll. Hansen's latest papers. Challis's paper.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
6p; paper.
9 Dec. 1854
42/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Letter received from Plana, defending results. Registrarship [of what?].
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
2p; paper.
6 Apr. 1856
42/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. The moon. Work completed by Delaunay. Seeks papers by JWL. JWL seeks corrections by JCA to paper of Plana to send.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
3p; paper.
6 Apr. 1858
42/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. The moon. Encloses copy of JWL to Pontecoulant 3 Oct. 1859, in reply to Pontecoulant to President of RAS, published in the Mthly. Nots. of R.A.S.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
1p, 4p enclosure; paper.
11 Oct. 1859
42/4a Copy of letter to Pontécoulant. Enclosed with JWL to JCA 11 Oct.1859. The moon. Reply to P to President of RAS, published in the Mthly. Nots. of R.A.S.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
4p; paper.
3 Oct. 1859
43/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Encloses Pontecoulant's reply to JWL to P 3 Oct.1859. (10/42/4) [Missing]. Secular inequality of the Moon's mean motion. JL's work on insects.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
4p; paper.
15 Oct. 1859
43/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Secular inequality of the Moon's mean motion. Reply to Pontecoulant. See JWL to JCA 15 Oct. 1859 (10/43/1).
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
2p; paper.
13 Nov. 1859
43/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Secular inequality of the Moon's mean motion. Pontecoulant in Comptes Rendus of 9th Apl.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
2p; paper.
21 Apr. 1860
43/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Secular inequality of the Moon's mean motion. Plana and Pontecoulant.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
1p; paper.
13 June 1860
43/5 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Hansen's prize [from the Admiralty for work on the moon]. Secular inequality of the Moon's mean motion: Plana.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
2p; paper.
16 June 1860
44/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Tables of moon. Delaunay. Secular acceleration of the moon's mean motion: letters of Plana. Letters of Airy and Whewell to return to JWL.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
4p; paper.
22 June 1860
44/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Tables of moon. Comparisons by Farley.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
3p; paper.
26 Nov. 1860
44/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Tables of moon. Comparisons by Farley.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
4p; paper.
3 Dec. 1860
44/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Tables of moon. Comparisons by Farley.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
2p; paper.
6 Dec. 1860
44/5 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Neptune. Tables of moon. Comparisons.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
5p; paper.
2 Mar. 1861
45/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Paper of Challis's.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
2p; paper.
2 Dec. 1853
45/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Has written to Beaufort and Lord Roper [about what?]. Leverrier to stay: invitation to meet.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
4p; paper.
11 Apr. 1853
45/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Bunnell Lewis, candidate for ? for Indian Service. Ivory's papers of refraction. JWL's paper on refraction.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
9p; paper.
3 Apr. 1853
45/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. The moon. comparisions of tables. Death of Robarts' wife.
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
3p; paper.
16 June 1858
45/5 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Pontecoulant: secular inequality (moon?).
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
4p; paper.
18 May 1855
46/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Encloses letter from Mme de Pontecoulant. (See M. de P. to JCA March 1879, and JCA to Cayley, 12 Feb. and 25 Mar. 1879).
Creator: Sir John William Lubbock, 1803-1865.
1p; paper.
7 Feb. 1879
47/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. In French. Bernoulli numbers. JCA's paper in Crelle's Journal.
Creator: E. Lucas.
3p; paper.
28 July 1878
48/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Congratulations [on Senior Wranglership and Smith's Prize]. Request, if now teaching, to note errors in Wood's Algebra, for future editions.
Creator: Thomas Lund, 1805-1877.
1p, envelope; paper.
3 Feb. 1843
48/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Amsler's Planimeter. Encloses letter of TL reprinted from Cambridge Chronicle 7 Aug. 1858, on Todhunter and Wood's Algebra.
Creator: Thomas Lund, 1805-1877.
1p, 1p printed enclosure, envelope; paper.
9 Oct. 1858

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