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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, Roh-Shee
Reference Box 13
Creator Various
Covering Dates 15 Dec. 1846–25 Jan. 1890 (Many without year.)
Extent and Medium 183 letters; paper
Index Terms
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
St John's Library/Adams/Box 13 contains:
1/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Vibration of elastic rods (bow and arrow). Catholicism.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
4p; paper.
29 Oct.
1/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Paper [on Vibration of elastic rods.] Slave revolution in Jamaica.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
3p; paper.
11 Dec.
1/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Equilibrium of artillery under the action of gunpowder.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
4p; paper.
13 Jan.
1/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Equilibrium of artillery under the action of gunpowder.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
4p; paper.
15 Feb.
1/5 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Equilibrium of artillery under the action of gunpowder.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
4p; paper.
23 Feb.
2/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Submitting paper [Retardation of the Earth] to Philosophical Magazine. Turned down by Airy.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
3p; paper.
1 June
2/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Paper on retardation of the earth.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
4p; paper.
22 June
2/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Retardation of the earth: information on tides from Sir W. Thomson. Paper now with Stokes.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
4p; paper.
4 July
2/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. The writer's bladder. Stokes.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
3p; paper.
8 July
2/5 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Bernoulli's numbers.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
2p, 2p calculations; paper.
17 July
3/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Retardation of earth. Tides in the earth.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
6p; paper.
1 Oct.
3/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Retardation of earth. Motion of sphere with fluid centre. War with Russia.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
3p; paper.
21 Nov.
3/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Retardation of earth. Motion of sphere with fluid centre. War with Russia.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
3p; paper.
28 Nov.
3/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Retardation of earth. Motion of sphere with fluid centre.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
2p; paper.
7 Dec.
3/5 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Motion of sphere with fluid centre. Retardation of earth. Paper with Stokes: refereeing process. Amateur telescope by Swift.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
3p; paper.
27 Dec.
4/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Motion of sphere with fluid centre. Retardation of earth. Paper with Stokes: comments received. Poetry: W.H. Wright of Jesus, C.B.Cayley.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
6p; paper.
11 Jan.
4/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Motion of sphere with fluid centre. Retardation of earth. Paper awaits decisions. Metallurgy of locomotive wheels. Jupiter seen through Swift's telescope.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
3p; paper.
16 Jan.
4/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Aurora Borealis. [Smith's Prize questions] Method of Sylvester for partition of numbers [Ferrers Graphs.?] Riddles. Paper on Motion of Sphere with fluid centre, retardation of earth. Still with Stokes. Thomson. Opinion of Stokes.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
7p; paper.
17 Feb.
4/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Error in paper on Motion of Sphere with fluid centre, retardation of earth. Still with Stokes. Will withdraw it, assuming C Phil. Soc. does not want it.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
3p; paper.
14 Mar.
4/5 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Has reclaimed paper on Motion of Sphere with fluid centre, retardation of earth from Stokes. Seeks advice on alternative publisher.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
3p; paper.
27 Apr.
5/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Sends problem. Given him by Nevawashky [sic].
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
2p; paper.
1 Mar.
5/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Sends problem.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
4p; paper.
19 Mar.
5/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Sending papers on tides [of the earth?] and retardation of the earth to the Mathematical Society. Working on earth's temperature and law of solar outpower[?] in bygone ages. Pamphlet: W. Crookes Experimental Investigations on Psychic Force.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
6p; paper.
21 July
5/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Tyndall's Heat a mode of motion: solar radiation, cause of climate change. [J.Tyndall Heat considered as a mode of motion. Lectures given at the Royal Institution 1862, published 1863].
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
4p; paper.
4 Aug. 1863
5/5 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Fluidity of centre of earth: Thomson vs. Delaunay.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
3p; paper.
4 Aug.
6/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Smith's Prize and Senate House examinations: question for. JCA's papers on Bernoulli numbers.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
2p; paper.
12 Feb.
6/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Smith's Prize and Senate House examinations: difficulty of papers. Dislike of Thomson's work. State of University mathematics.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
4p; paper.
18 Feb.
6/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Smith's Prize and Senate House examinations: ease of Senate House problems; progress on Smith's prize questions. State of University mathematics.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
3p; paper.
20 Feb.
6/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Smith's Prize and Senate House examinations: ease of Senate House problems; progress on Smith's prize questions.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
3p; paper.
22 Feb.
6/5 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. . Smith's Prize and Senate House examinations: ease of Senate House problems; progress on Smith's prize questions. Nevawashky.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
3p; paper.
24 Feb.
7/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Possible Solar reasons for climate change. Retardation of the earth's rotation: Sir W. Thomson.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
8p; paper.
10 May
7/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Smith's Prize questions. Alternative method by Prof. Wolstenholme in Proc. London Math. Soc.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
4p; paper.
11 May
7/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Rejection of paper on tides and retardation of the earth by Thomson and Rayleigh. Helpful contribution from Nevawashky.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
8p; paper.
19 Aug.
7/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Tides and retardation of the earth.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
3p; paper.
20 Aug.
7/5 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Tides and retardation of the earth.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
3p; paper.
21 Aug. 1875
8/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Terrestrial tides. Beginning of subject? Slight alteration of JHR's equation gives Thomson's, that for a viscous fluid rotating globe, or that for a fluid globe. JHR. offered Nevawashky the Order of the Bath: he skedaddled.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
5p; paper.
9 Sep.
8/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Hampstead. Terrestrial tides. Corrections to previous letter (13/8/1).
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
4p; paper.
14 Sep.
8/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Jersey. Paper on Terrestrial tides.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
4p; paper.
1 Nov.
8/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Jersey. Paper on Terrestrial tides. Motion of water in a cylinder? Adams's marriage.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
3p; paper.
5 Nov. 1869
8/5 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Jersey. Possibly addressed to Stokes rather than JCA. Paper on Terrestrial tides: request to forward corrections to the referee.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
1p; paper.
28 Jan. 1869
8/6 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Jersey. Paper on Terrestrial tides. Movement of fluid in cylinder. Death of JHR's wife and daughter.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
4p; paper.
12 Feb. 1869
9/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Jersey. Determination of of the frictional retarding force of the ocean on the Earth.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
6p; paper.
29 May
9/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Jersey. Determination of of the frictional retarding force of the ocean on the Earth.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
3p; paper.
31 May
9/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Jersey. Determination of of the frictional retarding force of the ocean on the Earth.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
3p; paper.
1 June
9/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Jersey. Corrections to paper on terrestrial tides. Death of JHR's wife.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
4p, 2p calculations; paper.
13 Sep.
9/5 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Jersey. Corrections to paper on terrestrial tides. Death of JHR's wife.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
3p, 2p calculations; paper.
17 Sep.
10/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Jersey. Terrestrial tides.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
3p, 4p calculations; paper.
21 Sep.
10/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Jersey. Terrestrial tides.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
2p; paper.
23 Sep.
10/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Jersey. Terrestrial tides.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
1p; paper.
24 Sep.
10/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Jersey. Terrestrial tides.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
1p; paper.
25 Sep.
10/5 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Jersey. Terrestrial tides.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
1p; paper.
28 Sep.
10/6 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Jersey. Terrestrial tides.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
1p; paper.
1 Oct.
11/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Jersey. Terrestrial tides. Procedure adopted. Death of JHR's wife.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
6p; paper.
4 Oct.
11/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Jersey. Terrestrial tides. Paper sent to G.D.Liveing.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
1p; paper.
7 Oct.
11/3 Autograph letter to J.C. Adams. Incomplete. Written from Jersey. Terrestrial tides. Paper sent to G.D.Liveing. Appendix to follow on retardation at surface and bottom.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
4p; paper.
12 Oct.
11/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Jersey. Terrestrial tides. Theory of "invarying exponentials".
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
3p; paper.
15 Oct. 1869
11/5 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Written from Jersey. . Terrestrial tides. Corrections to the addenda sent previously. Death of JHR's wife.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
6p; paper.
18 Oct. 1869
11/6 Autograph letter signed to G.D. Liveing. Written from Jersey. Probably sent to Liveing. Terrestrial tides. Corrections to the addenda sent previously. Request to forward to Adams.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
1p; paper.
19 Oct. 1869
12/1 Calculations sent to J.C. Adams. Notes and corrections on the term [dw over dr2]. Terrestrial tides.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
1p; paper.
28 Jan. 1878
12/2 Calculations sent to J.C. Adams. Calculations "For a mill wheel planet or for equator": terrestrial tides.
Creator: John Henry Rohrs.
2p; paper.
1819–1892
13/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Intending making catalogue of stars of Bessels Zones, reduced from Cambridge Observations. Wishes to check work is not already being done, and to complete Berlin Observatory set of the Cambridge Observations.
Creator: Hermann Romberg.
2p; paper.
23 July 1868
14/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Writing as Registrar of the University: Mr Brumell [Proctor] has lost his brother [and cannot attend] therefore it is Adams' duty [as Moderator] to substitute for him at the ceremony of installation of Prince Albert as Chancellor.
Creator: Joseph Romilly, 1791-1864.
2p; paper.
23 Mar. 1847
14/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Writing as Registrar of the University. Recommending a bull-dog [no name given] for Adams's forthcoming term as Proctor.
Creator: Joseph Romilly, 1791-1864.
2p; paper.
10 Mar. 1851
15/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Tides. Delaunay's paper. Retardation of earth, or moon, by force of the tide.
Creator: Joseph Romilly, 1791-1864.
2p, 5p mathematics; paper.
24 Mar. 1866
16/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Shakerley, witness of the transit of Mercury in Surah in 1651.
Creator: Francis Rowley.
2p; paper.
8 May 1878
17/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. State of the Hamburg Observatory. Encloses offprints of Observations of Nebulae. Forthcoming visit of Brunnow. English translation of Brunnow's Spherical Astronomy. Has sent copy of annual report of Gymnasium, containing paper on Aberration of the stars. Possible visit to England and British Association meeting. Mr Winnecke of Tulkowa Observtory in ill health.
Creator: George Rumker.
7p; paper.
28 June 1865
17/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Intends to visit England for British Association meeting. Practical arrangements. Brunnow in charge at Hamburg.
Creator: George Rumker.
4p; paper.
19 Aug. 1865
17/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. British Association meeting. Application for grant for star catalogue.
Creator: George Rumker.
4p; paper.
6 Sep. 1865
17/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. British Association meeting.
Creator: George Rumker.
4p; paper.
12 Sep. 1865
18/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. British Association meeting. Introductions from Dr. Lee.
Creator: George Rumker.
4p; paper.
30 Aug. 1865
18/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Return home from British Association meeting. Influence requested for Brunnow for Dublin Observatory post. Mrs Rumker's enthusiasm for England. Peters: contacted Knoblich on JCA's behalf. Grant from British Association for star catalogue.
Creator: George Rumker.
4p; paper.
17 Oct. 1865
18/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Nebula Observations to forward to Herschel. Brunnow: post at Dublin. Grant from British Association for star catalogue.
Creator: George Rumker.
3p; paper.
16 Jan. 1866
19/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Description of Hamburg Observatory equipment. GR's expected increase of family. Paris Exhibition. Brunnow in Dublin.
Creator: George Rumker.
4p; paper.
23 Mar. 1867
19/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. New arrival in GR's household. November meteors. Brunnow in Dublin. Current work at Hamburg: observing starts from Argelander's charts.
Creator: George Rumker.
4p; paper.
17 July 1867
19/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Recent work of Hamburg Observatory. German Committee for the Observation of the Transit of Venus. War between France and Germany. Characteristics of German nation. Opening of Suez Canal. Domestic arrangements. Burnnow in Dublin.
Creator: George Rumker.
4p; paper.
10 Feb. 1870
19/4 Autograph letter signed to Eliza Adams. Correspondent probably Mrs. Rumker. Sends carte-de-visite [missing] promised on recent visit to Cambridge. [see correspondence from G.Rumker to JCA].
Creator: Mrs Rumker.
2p, envelope; paper.
5 Jan. 1866
20/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Southern deviation of falling bodies from a plumb line in north latitude. For Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society. Writer acquaintance of JCA's from Devonport Mechanics Institute.
Creator: W.W. Rundell.
4p, 1p diagram, envelope; paper.
31 Aug. 1874
20/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Southern deviation of falling bodies from a plumb line in north latitude. For Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society. Invitation to the Society's forthcoming Annual Exhibition. Writer an acquaintance of JCA's from Devonport Mechanics Institute.
Creator: W.W. Rundell.
3p, envelope; paper.
8 Sep. 1874
21/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Writing on behalf of the Queen. Awarding JCA Civil List pension for discovery of Neptune.
Creator: John Russell, 1792-1878, 1st Earl Russell.
2p, envelope; paper.
23 June 1848
22/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Determination of constants in Gauss's theory of terrestrial magnetism. ES's observations are as yet too incomplete for JCA's purposes, but may be available in 1850.
Creator: Sir Edward Sabine, 1788-1883.
3p, cover sheet; paper.
26 Jan. 1848
22/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Report to Board of Greenwich O. accused Kew O. of errors in their observations of Magnetic dip - pendulum experiments in India. Need for investigation into truth of matter. Mr. Stewart's report on behalf of Kew.
Creator: Sir Edward Sabine, 1788-1883.
4p; paper.
19 Sep. 1864
22/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Kew O. magnetic observations: pendulum experiments in India. Conduct of Council of Royal Society, Airy and Mr. Stewart over controversy surrounding the matter.
Creator: Sir Edward Sabine, 1788-1883.
4p; paper.
27 Sep. 1864
23/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Kew O. magnetic observations. Airy now sent Glaisher to check Kew's methods. Kew vindicated. Encloses copies of correspondence with Airy: to be returned. [not present].
Creator: Sir Edward Sabine, 1788-1883.
6p; paper.
14 Nov. 1864
23/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. W.De La Rue: information for award [medal from Royal Society] Kew O. magnetic observations. Encloses letter Airy to Gassiot. (13/23/3).
Creator: Sir Edward Sabine, 1788-1883.
2p; paper.
17 Nov. 1864
23/3 Copy of letter to J.P. Gassiot. Enclosed with E. Sabine to J.C. Adams (13/23/2). Kew O. magnetic observations: GBA concedes Kew's accuracy. (Gassiot Chairman of K.O.).
Creator: Sir George Biddell Airy, 1801-1892.
1p; paper.
15 Nov. 1864
24/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Encloses two theorems in geometry for comments.
Creator: M. de Salanone.
4p, 1p enclosure; paper.
20 Aug. 1870
25/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Refusal of invitation to visit. Death of Judge Hargreave. Publication of Hargreave's mathematical paper.
Creator: George Salmon, 1819-1904.
3p; paper.
28 July 1866
25/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Dates of full moons in ancient times: Hippolytus. Means of calculation.
Creator: George Salmon, 1819-1904.
4p; paper.
9 Dec. 1872
25/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Dates of full moons in ancient times: Hippolytus. Means of calculation.
Creator: George Salmon, 1819-1904.
3p; paper.
12 Dec. 1872
25/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Dates of full moons in ancient times: Hippolytus. Details of timing of observations. Paper to be published.
Creator: George Salmon, 1819-1904.
2p; paper.
30 Dec. 1872
25/5 Postcard to J.C. Adams. Card printed with mathematical puzzle "for the New Year 1878". Addressed in GS's hand.
Creator: George Salmon, 1819-1904.
1p; paper.
1 Jan. 1878
26/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Request for calculation of New Moons AD 154 - 167: Polycarp's martyrdom. See 13/26/2 for JCA's notes on reply.
Creator: George Salmon, 1819-1904.
4p; paper.
17 June 1883
26/2 Calculations sent to G. Salmon. Notes made in reply to GS's request (13/26/1) for calculation of New Moons AD 154 - 167: Polycarp's martyrdom.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper.
18 June 1883
26/3 Autograph postcard signed to J.C. Adams. New moon for AD 156.
Creator: George Salmon, 1819-1904.
1p; paper.
29 June 1883
26/4 Autograph postcard to J.C. Adams. Riddles.
Creator: George Salmon, 1819-1904.
1p; paper.
10 July 1884
26/5 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Ancient eclipses, taken from Tertullian. Family news.
Creator: George Salmon, 1819-1904.
4p, envelope; paper.
4 June 1885
27/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Ancient eclipses. Information supplied by JCA gratefully received. Reliability of ancient information.
Creator: George Salmon, 1819-1904.
6p, envelope; paper.
20 June 1885
27/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Ancient eclipses. Eclipse described by Tertullian not an eclipse.
Creator: George Salmon, 1819-1904.
3p, envelope; paper.
21 June 1885
27/3 Autograph postcard to J.C. Adams. Ancient eclipses.
Creator: George Salmon, 1819-1904.
1p; paper.
22 June 1885
27/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Ancient eclipses. From Tertullian.
Creator: George Salmon, 1819-1904.
2p, envelope; paper.
25 June 1885
28/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Death of Shanks. Advantages of mathematics over church history. Shanks used to calculate prime numbers in Synod meetings. Shared hobby with Shanks.
Creator: George Salmon, 1819-1904.
4p; paper.
10 May 1887
28/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Thanks for promised present [of catalogue of Portsmouth Papers]. List of worthy recipients of copies in Ireland.
Creator: George Salmon, 1819-1904.
8p; paper.
29 Sep. 1888
28/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Thanks for offprint. Present occupation: giving and receiving dinners.
Creator: George Salmon, 1819-1904.
4p, envelope; paper.
25 Jan. 1890
29/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Thanks to a reply to an enquiry [related to Sang's published tables of logarithms etc?], about curves, referring to [missing] diagram: "excentric anomaly"; table of segments; projected 9 place logarithm tables.
Creator: Edward Sang.
4p; paper.
22 Dec. 1879
30/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. 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.
Creator: Bourchier Wrey Savile, 1817-1888.
4p; paper.
11 May 1859
31/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Enquiry (from stranger) re: Poisson's definite integral of equation [given]. Cannot verify it.
Creator: Schaefer.
4p; paper.
9 Dec. 1876
32/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Thanks for hospitality during visit to Cambridge. Particularly appreciated meeting Whewell and Hopkins.
Creator: Hermann Schlagintweit, 1826-1882.
3p; paper.
5 Jan. 1850
33/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. In French. Request for exact positions of several stars. If it is too much trouble [they will reduce the numbers themselves?].
Creator: Hermann Schultz.
2p; paper.
5 Dec. 1873
33/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Enquiry whether review in Mthly Notices of RAS of HS's "Microm. Observations of 500 Nebulae" is by JCA, and if not whether he agrees with it. HS is candidate for directorship of Upsala Observatory.
Creator: Hermann Schultz.
2p; paper.
11 Aug. 1877
33/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Letter of introduction for Axel Soderblom, Univ. of Upsala, visiting Cambridge.
Creator: Hermann Schultz.
3p; paper.
11 June 1882
33/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Student in Upsala has presented thesis "Prove that the moon always turns the same face to this focus of her orbit, in which the earth is not situated", stating he found it as English University prize question. HS presumes it to be JCA's. Suspects student of having used published solution. Seeks information on this, and JCA's opinion on method of solution.
Creator: Hermann Schultz.
4p; paper.
17 July 1885
33/5 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Request for reply to letter of 17th July (13/33/4).
Creator: Hermann Schultz.
3p; paper.
14 Oct. 1885
34/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Reply to requst to advice: encouragement to accept knighthood [for discovery of Neptune].
Creator: Adam Sedgwick, 1785-1873.
3p, envelope; paper.
19 July 1847
34/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Refers to broken bones: reflected in handwriting. Arrangements for JCA to visit.
Creator: Adam Sedgwick, 1785-1873.
2p; paper.
2 Apr. 1850
34/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Recently visiting friends who were not able to visit the Observatory. AS's gout and poor health.
Creator: Adam Sedgwick, 1785-1873.
2p, envelope; paper.
5 Mar. 1862
35/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Social; visit to Miss Sedgwick. Transit of Venus in Edinburgh [Review?] of July. Lots of misinformation given.
Creator: Adam Sedgwick, 1785-1873.
4p; paper.
30 July 1873
35/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Thanks for reply to previous letter (13/35/1) on Transit of Venus. Description of visit to Sedgwick's birthplace in Dentdale. Invitation for JCA to visit Ely and see telescope.
Creator: Adam Sedgwick, 1785-1873.
3p; paper.
13 Aug. 1873
35/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Description of recent solar eclipse as seen from Guildford. Failure of assistant at Ely to take photographs due to poor weather. Advised against visit to Paestum to see annulus. News of Mrs Armstrong, from the Austins.
Creator: Adam Sedgwick, 1785-1873.
4p; paper.
11 Mar.
36/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Ancient eclipses: GS hears from Dr. Peters that JCA is interested in his work, and encloses published pamphlet [missing].
Creator: G. Seyffarth.
2p; paper.
20 Sep. 1877
37/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Corrections by JCA of WS's log. tables. Further calculations and checking. Request for new Bernoulli's numbers discovered by JCA.
Creator: William Shanks.
2p; paper.
21 June 1878
37/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Acknowledgement of receipt of copies of papers on corrections by JCA of WS's log. tables. Further calculations and corrections.
Creator: William Shanks.
2p; paper.
2 July 1878
38/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Forwarding offer by Nautical Almanac to print paper [on Neptune] as a supplement. Advises to accept; should contact W.S. Stratford. Criticises Adams's over modesty, and bad advice of his friends as cause of difficulties over Neptune. Wishes to obtain best justice for him that he can.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
4p; paper.
15 Dec. 1846
38/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Has sent out notices as requested. Circumstances surrounding the R.A.S.'s non awarding their medal. Encouragement to further mathematical endeavours.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
4p; paper.
8 Feb. 1847
38/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Proceedings of previous day's meeting of R.A.S. Airy's objections to lack of accurate orbit [of Neptune]. Means of calculating that orbit. On the nature of scientific discovery. Regrets that JCA does not have means to exclude LeVerrier from a share in the credit of discovery of Neptune.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
4p; paper.
13 Mar. 1847
39/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Acknowledges the abstract sent [of paper on Neptune?] Requests further paper on Neptune to keep JCA's name before the world; suggests on the effect of the hypothesis of double periodic time. Intends to publish letter of comment on Babbage's letter to The Times of a month ago.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
3p; paper.
30 Apr. 1847
39/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Congratulations on comments made about JCA by Hansen. Demands paper on Neptune before Friday next.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
3p; paper.
8 May 1847
39/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Encouragement to JCA not to hide his virtues: he should have disproved Pierce. Pleased at expectation of new Ephemeris of Neptune.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
3p; paper.
15 May 1847
39/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Monthly Notices of RAS published without the new Ephemeris of Neptune. Suggests that Stratford (Nautical Almanac Office) might do routine calculations for him. Has asked Lassell to look further for satellites of Neptune. Demands paper for next meeting of RAS.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
4p; paper.
30 May 1847
40/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Demanding paper for Monthly Notices of RAS soon. Suggests that working on a theory of Neptune and Uranus would be good way for JCA to spend the vacation.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
4p; paper.
29 June 1847
40/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Suggests JCA draw up account of his work [on Neptune] for publication with account by Challis of his observations.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
1p; paper.
6 July 1847
40/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Requests JCA send completed work direct to printer. Hind will read the proofs. Includes details of additions to be made, and request for data for Ephemeris for two months. Suggests JCA undertake theory of Uranus and Neptune.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
6p, 1p cutting; paper.
14 July 1847
40/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Acknowledges receipt of ephemeris; now sent to press. Hind to check proofs.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
1p; paper.
15 July 1847
41/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Has seen all papers in progress with Hind, on return to town. JCA's Memoir on the Perturbations of Uranus is going to press.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
2p; paper.
20 July 1847
41/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Is to publish an Ephemeris of Neptune received from Encke. Has requested Lassell to make and forward observations of satellites of Neptune and Uranus, and Hartnup [Liverpool Observatory] to send good observations of Neptune. Both are also working on the diameter of Venus. JCA requested to thank Hartnup in particular as he is under appreciated by Liverpool Town Council. Emphasises the good effect a word from JCA might have in such circumstances.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
4p; paper.
1847
41/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Requesting ten day places of Neptune, and news of progress on theory of Neptune or Uranus and Saturn.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
2p; paper.
2 Sep. 1847
41/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Demanding new places for Neptune. Approximate details for satellites of Neptune from Lassell: more exact work awaits better weather.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
3p; paper.
9 Sep. 1847
42/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Requires ten day places for Neptune for August and September very quickly.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
1p; paper.
21 Sep. 1847
42/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Requests further Ephemeris of Neptune and anything else he can produce. Reminds him that publishing good scientific work is as good for the College and University as teaching. Requires good material for the Monthly Notices to maintain public interest.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
4p; paper.
26 Nov. 1847
42/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Ephemeris of Neptune. Accuracy of parallax. Reminder of importance of continuing research.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
3p; paper.
6 Dec. 1847
43/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Ephemeris of Neptune has been distributed. RAS medals. Has sent via Hind a copy of a letter from Struve to LeVerrier, forwarded via Lassell, to appear in the Comptes Rendus. Further work on Neptune: satellites. RAS to elect a number of foreign Associates: encloses list and asks for further suggestions.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
4p; paper.
14 Dec. 1847
43/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Request for more material for publication. Lassell's progress with satellite of Neptune. Check that Herschel has not done similar work. Report of Oxford meeting (of British Association).
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
3p; paper.
1847
43/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Requires popular account of Neptune; JCA may include anything new in this. Will use exisiting ephemeris. Pierce: remarks regarding similarity of perturbations of Neptune and Uranus and Jupiter's satellites. Note from JCA requested.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
3p; paper.
1847
43/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Sends paper of Lubbock's for JCA to write abstract. Rest of next issue of Monthly Notices of RAS gone to press. Will send Lassell's observations [of satellites of Uranus?] when he has a proof. Has asked Liverpool Observatory to ask them [Hartnup] to look at the 4th satellite of Uranus for JCA.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
3p; paper.
25 Jan. 1848
44/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Next issue of Monthly Notices of RAS awaits JCA's notice of Lubbock. (award of testimonial for planetary work).
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
2p; paper.
7 Feb. 1848
44/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Note on Lubbock arrived and was forwarded to Herschel to make use of for his speech. (award of testimonial to L.).
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
2p; paper.
12 Feb. 1848
44/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. JCA's note on Lubbock much welcomed by Herschel and used for speech. Encouragement to continue work on the planetary theory. Congratulations on coaching a Senior Wrangler.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
2p; paper.
14 Feb. 1848
45/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Peirce's perturbations of Neptune: appear sufficient only for Monthly Notices of RAS. Computation of Neptune might be speeded by help from Nautical Almanac Office for routine calculation. Requests news as to progress with theory. The state of national politics.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
4p; paper.
7 Apr. 1848
45/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Election of JCA as Vice President of the RAS.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
2p; paper.
12 June 1848
45/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Congratulations on award of pension. Ephemeris [of Neptune] received. Peirce's misaprehensions regarding the planet corrected. R.S's own work on the standard yard.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
4p; paper.
12 July 1848
46/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Request to referee Dr.Lee's paper. Disapproves of Metis as name [for asteroid], but will not argue.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
2p; paper.
27 July 1848
46/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Observations of Neptune in different places. Peirce, believed to be good mathematician. Position of Neptune. Markree Observatory observations of Metis delaying publication of the Monthly Notices of the RAS.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
4p; paper.
4 Aug. 1848
46/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Exact position of Neptune: reasons for error in calculating it. Error by LeVerrier compounded by Peirce: suggests JCA might untangle muddle. Also Lassell to be asked about the satellites. Will send Greenwich Lunar reductions. Irish politics.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
4p; paper.
12 Aug. 1848
47/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Insists JCA should speak out about Neptune: threatens to do it for him if he will not himself. Particularly needs to answer Peirce: outlines in detail what he will use and requests JCA rewrite it.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
7p; paper.
7 Oct. 1848
47/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Hopes JCA has received previous letter, and will write reply to Peirce. Encloses draft of note to publish against Peirce.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
2p, 5p notes; paper.
18 Oct. 1848
48/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Has written to Peirce, to answer his objections [to calculated and seen Neptune being the same planet.] Outlines what he said.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
3p; paper.
21 Oct. 1848
48/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Controversy with Peirce: wishes to avoid it becoming personal. Encloses issue of Monthly Notices of RAS, for correction regarding accurate longitude of planet in 1810. Suggests best technique to avoid controversy to write without reference to opponents, aimed at more general audience.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
4p; paper.
27 Oct. 1848
48/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. RAS use of abstracts of papers in the Memoirs: would like JCA to produce good ones to reduce the length and expense of printing. Suggests JCA write answer to RS's note on Neptune.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
4p; paper.
15 Dec. 1848
49/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Requests abstract of Breen's paper. The ideal next President of RAS. Requests popular explanation of differences between theoretical and actual elements of Neptune. Has set of observations of Neptune from Hartnup, suggests further ones from Challis. RS's own work: measuring thermometers.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
4p; paper.
27 Dec. 1848
49/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Request for JCA to write report for RAS annual report on attack on LeVerrier and his reply. Wishes that he might have similar justification from JCA on his own account. Business for next meeting of RAS.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
4p; paper.
8 Jan. 1849
49/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Reminds JCA about abstract of Breen's paper. Has asked Herschel to write historically of LeVerrier and Neptune. Reasons for choosing Herschel. Outlines the sort of account he would like written, in answer to Peirce's objections.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
6p; paper.
18 Jan. 1849
50/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Herschel too busy to write account of Neptune controversy. An account from JCA published by the Society would carry weight, but if he cannot or will not write it he should not worry. Still waiting for abstract of Breen's paper. Has some good observations from [Hartnup] Liverpool [of Satellites of Neptune and/or Uranus?].
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
3p; paper.
22 Jan. 1849
50/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Still waiting for abstract of Breen's paper. On the slow nature of Johnians: JCA and Herschel. Cannot imagine how Lord Palmerston can be so sharp.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
2p; paper.
27 Jan. 1849
50/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Abstract of Breen's paper received. Opinion of Lord Palmerston, given at length.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
8p; paper.
1 Feb. 1849
50/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Sends Hartnup's observations of Venus.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
2p; paper.
5 Mar. 1849
51/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. JCA's (and Lassell's) note on Uranus has gone to press. Congratulates JCA on writing a letter voluntarily. Proceedings at the Council of the RAS: discussions over Neptune controversy, particularly in regard to James Jerwood.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
7p; paper.
5 June 1849
51/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Requests note on Neptune for Memoirs of RAS. Writes to JCA at Birmingham [British Association Meeting]. RS to travel abroad to meet Schumacher to discuss standard weights and measures in Germany.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
3p; paper.
13 Sep. 1849
52/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Asking for places [of Neptune] previously requested. Election of University MPs: advice as to how JCA may best conduct himself during the election.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
2p; paper.
1850
52/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. JCA to ensure he is at the meeting of the Council of the RAS, or if not that he sends his apologies. Sorry that JCA could not come to the anniversary: RS made an excuse for him.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
2p; paper.
11 Mar. 1851
52/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Social. Carrington of Durham has enquired whether the RAS intend to collect and print notices of the solar eclipse; JCA asked to give reply as President of the RAS, in lieu of meeting of Council.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
3p; paper.
28 Aug. 1851
53/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Accounts of solar eclipse are in type, awaits JCA's text for tables of Lunar parallax. RAS requires a new editor: suggests Grant.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
3p; paper.
1851–1852
53/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. For next issue of Memoirs of RAS requires from JCA: account of Villarceau's and Waterston's graphical methods; report about Wackerbarth's constants; notice of JCA's parallax investigations.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
1p; paper.
26 Jan. 1852
53/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Requires account of eclipse from JCA soon. Contents of next issue of the Memoirs of the RAS. Note by JCA needed on paper of Waterstone's.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
4p; paper.
30 Jan. 1852
53/4 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Sends an addition to Waterston's paper for JCA to examine. National politics. Exhortation to write more letters.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
3p; paper.
Feb. 1852
53/5 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Needs JCA's speech on awarding RAS medal to Peters urgently. The weather: deleterious effect on thermometers.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
4p; paper.
22 Mar. 1852
54/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Encloses note from the Secretary of the RAS [missing] to which he requests answer. Needs MS [of speech for Peters] urgently.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
2p; paper.
26 Mar. 1852
54/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Speech for Peters received. Recommends that JCA does not try to reply to every idle question he is asked as it will interfere with his scientific work, where he has his own and the University's reputation to uphold.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
4p; paper.
31 Mar. 1852
54/3 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Reports on meeting of Council of RAS: proposal of Royal Society? connected with giving copies of books/journals to foreign scholars. Difficulties in sending books abroad.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
3p; paper.
4 May 1852
55/1 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Sends, in confidence, the minutes of the Royal Society passed the previous day. Regrets that JCA was not at the meeting. It concerned the setting up of a museum in Kensington: idea headed by Prince Albert. The Royal Society more interested in a site at Charing Cross. Volume on the solar eclipse in the press. Future arranagements for the Monthly Notices of the RAS, including fee to be paid to Grant for editing it.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
4p; paper.
27 Nov. 1852
55/2 Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. RS vexed that JCA has not been appointed to the Nautical Almanac. The system of appointment is imperfect, and Sir J. G. should not have appointed anyone without taking advice. Hopes that Cambridge may invite JCA to lecture on physical astronomy.
Creator: Richard Sheepshanks, 1794-1855.
3p; paper.
18 Apr. 1853

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