| Title |
Adams's own drafts and copies of correspondence sent |
| Reference |
Box 16 |
| Creator |
John Couch Adams, 1819-1892 |
| Covering Dates |
13 June 1840–2 July 1890 |
| Extent and Medium |
122 letters; paper |
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| Index Terms |
| Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer |
| St John's Library/Adams/Box 16 contains: |
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1/1
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Autograph letter signed to. Description of visit to America, to scientific meetings (gave paper on Newton Mss. with photographs), and is travelling on to Prime Meridian Conference.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
8p; paper. |
28 Sep. 1884 |
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2/1
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Autograph letter signed to his parents. Announcement of Senior Wranglership. Discussion of results: Griffin (JCA's coach) has done particularly well. Smith's Prize examination next.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p, address; paper. |
20 Jan. 1843 |
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2/2
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Autograph letter signed to his parents. Has been busy, working on the orbit of the present comet, and on the suspected new planet [Neptune]. College news. Family news.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p, address; paper. |
9 Feb. 1844 |
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2/3
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Autograph letter signed to his parents. Journey from Cornwall to Cambridge. Called at Greenwich on the way, but found Mr Airy out, left a paper with the results. Met Thomas, and sends some money via the bank.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p, envelope; paper. |
23 Oct. 1845 |
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3/1
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Autograph letter signed to Thomas Adams. Has retained his position in College examinations. Discussion of the results.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p, address; paper. |
20 Dec. 1841 |
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4/1
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Copy of autograph letter signed to Cecil Bendall. Returns letters and calculations on Nepalese inscription, with comments.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
28 Jan. 1886 |
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5/1
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Copy of autograph letter signed to F. Brunnow. Testimonial written for FB to support application for Directorship of Dublin Observatory.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
18 Oct. 1865 |
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6/1
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Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley. Acknowledgement of paper on Hansen's theory. AC's treatment of Lunar theory by method of variation of elements is new; outlines the possible difficulties. JCA is applying this method to the secular inequalities of the moon's mean motion, further to paper in PTRS, 1853.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
12 Dec. 1855 |
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6/2
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Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley. Will let AC know if successful in competition for Lowndean Professorship. Outline of position of Professorship in Mathematics in St. Andrews, duties and work load, in case AC interested in applying.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
17 Nov. 1858 |
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6/3
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Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley. JCA has been successful in competition for Lowndean Professorship.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p; paper. |
20 Nov. 1858 |
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6/4
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Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley. Acknowledgement of copy of paper on Disturbing functions. Origin of error of Hansen's. Agrees to look at remainder of development of [omega].
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
25 Jan. 1859 |
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7/1
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Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley. Acknowledgement of AC's papers on Disturbed Elliptic Motion etc. Request to have separate copies privately printed of paper on Secular acceleration [of moon's mean motion]. Corrections and additions to be made. [See "Reply to various objections against the theory... [M de Pontecoulant]" Monthly Notices RAS. Vol.20 (1860) Collected papers Vol.1 p160].
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
28 Apr. 1860 |
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7/2
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Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley. Sends a postscript to be added to paper on Secular equation [acceleration of moon's mean motion]. Corrections to be made to original paper. [See "Reply to various objections against the theory... [M de Pontecoulant]" Monthly Notices RAS. Vol.20 (1860) Collected papers Vol.1 p160].
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
14 May 1860 |
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7/3
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Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley. Acknowledgement of proof of paper corrections now final. [See "Reply to various objections against the theory... [M de Pontecoulant]" Monthly Notices RAS. Vol.20 (1860) Collected papers Vol.1 p160].
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
22 May 1860 |
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8/1
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Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley. Returns AC's papers. Pleased AC is likely to work on Lunar acceleration again.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
25 Nov. 1861 |
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8/2
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Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley. Has given advice to J.L. Challis to deal with unsatisfactory response from Bp. of Oxford [re: benefice of Stone]. Council of RAS acted in good faith appointing him; JCA promised to consult AC to see if more could be done.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
1 Aug. 1878 |
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8/3
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Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley. Explanation of peculiar numbers.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
19 July 1878 |
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9/1
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Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley. Encloses letters from Lubbock and Mme de Pontecoulant re: publication of Pontecoulant's unfinished work on Theory of tides, for AC's suggestions as to what might best be done.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
12 Feb. 1879 |
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9/2
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Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley. Opinion of enclosed [missing] MS of Pontecoulant's unfinished work.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
25 Mar. 1879 |
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9/3
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Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley. Sent with 16/7/1. Asks AC to look at MS and form his own opinion. Encloses Mlle de Pontecoulant's letter to JCA, and note to her, possibly from Puiseaux [both missing].
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
25 Mar. 1879 |
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10/1
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Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley. JCA's health. Sends introduction to promised paper; rest to follow. ["Note on the inequality in the moon's latitude..." Monthly Notices of RAS Vol.41 (1881)].
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
3 May 1881 |
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10/2
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Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley. Suggests, and if AC approves would like to suggest to the Council of the Senate that Todd be given Hon. MA. Outline of Todd's career from CO, GO, to Australia.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
16 Feb. 1886 |
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10/3
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Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley. Probably the reply to 6/7/7 of 10 Apr. [no year]. Reply to question about Plana.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
10 Apr. |
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11/1
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Autograph copy of letter signed to J. Challis. Acknowledges copy of paper from Philosophical Magazine. Apologises for not making his criticisms clearer before. Sets them out. Regrets any offence caused; will put criticisms into writing for the Phil. Mag., as requested.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
12 June 1854 |
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11/2
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Report on Challis's paper "A direct method of obtaining analytically the mean motions of the apses & nodes of the moon's orbit".
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p; paper. |
1 Jan. 1854 |
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12/1
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Draft autograph letter to Caroline Anna Croom Robertson. Apologies for absence from Annual General Meeting of Girton College. Matter which might be raised: election of Miss. Bernard to membership of College, which would improve her status.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
7 July 1882 |
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12/2
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Autograph copy of letter signed to G.H. Darwin. Acknowledges return of papers lent. Comments on proofs sent: corrections to comments on JCA's method of treating tides of long period.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
25 July 1883 |
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13/1
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Draft autograph letter signed to W.B. Davis. Has returned papers corrected: useless to the CO with so many errors. Outline of sources of errors. Requests receipt for payment sent.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
16 Aug. 1878 |
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13/2
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Copy of letter to W. De La Rue. Incomplete. [JCA's comments on De La Rue's speech on awarding Gold Medal of RAS] Theory of moon: where work of Plana and Damoiseau is incorrect and how it might be improved. Errors of Hansen's ditto. Plana's original reception of JCA's theory of the moon.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
7p; paper. |
18 Jan. 1866 |
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13/3
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Copy of letter to W. De La Rue. [JCA's comments on De La Rue's speech on awarding Gold Medal of RAS] Acknowledges copy of Hansen's letter sent. Disagrees with H's assertion that he never contested JCA's theory of the secular acceleration of the moon: H caused LeVerrier to attack JCA and Delaunay, and is now adapting his own theory without admitting it might be wrong.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
2 Feb. 1866 |
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13/4
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Pressed copy of autograph letter signed to W. De La Rue. In French. Sent with De La Rue to JCA 2 Feb.1866 16/11/3. Comments on De La Rue's speech on awarding Gold Medal of RAS to JCA. On the history of the secular variation of the moon's mean motion. PAH never contested JCA's ideas on the secular equations of the moon. On the accuracy of tables of the moon or planets.
Creator: Peter Andreas Hansen, 1795-1874.
2p; paper. |
29 Jan. 1866 |
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13/5
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Copy of letter to W. De La Rue. Comments on De La Rue's speech on awarding Gold Medal of RAS to JCA. Whether a quotation from Herschel should be included. Whether LeVerrier should be mentioned in light of his and Delaunay's part in the controversy over the secular variation of the moon's mean motion. Accuracy of Hansen's and Plana's theories. Encloses copy of Delaunay's letter.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
13 Feb. 1866 |
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14/1
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Draft autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. Another draft for same letter at 16/14/2. See 36/16/1 for French translation, of same letter. Acknowledgement of offer of corresponding membership of [French] Academy of Sciences. Sends offprints of published papers. Description of work forthcoming. Defence of work on lunar theory against Plana.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
24 Mar. 1857 |
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14/2
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Draft autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. [second draft of 16/14/1] Acknowledgement of offer of corresponding membership of [French] Academy of Sciences. Sends offprints of published papers. Description of work forthcoming. Defence of work on lunar theory against Plana.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
25 Mar. 1857 |
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14/3
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. See 36/16/2 for French translation. Acknowledgement of offer of corresponding membership of [French] Academy of Sciences. Personal thanks to CD for his influence.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
23 Apr. 1857 |
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15/1
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. See 36/16/3 for French translation. Pleased that CD's value of Secular acceleration of Moon's mean motion agrees with JCA's. Has carried the work further since publication and has a better method: sets out some more results for CD's use and for him to communicate to the [French] Academy of Sciences on JCA's behalf. Acknowledges copies of papers received from CD.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
7p; paper. |
26 Jan. 1859 |
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15/2
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. See 36/17/1 for French translation. Acknowledgement of copy of paper on acceleration of the moon sent by CD. JCA's latest equation. Death of JCA's father.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
8 Apr. 1859 |
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16/1
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. See 36/17/2 for French translation. JCA's latest equation for secular acceleration of moon's mean motion.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
12 Apr. 1859 |
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16/2
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. See 36/17/3 for French translation. CD's letter verified JCA's coefficients in expression of secular acceleration of moon's mean motion. JCA has discovered error and corrected it, in his own work.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
22 Apr. 1859 |
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16/3
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. Acknowledgement of CD's complete formula for the secular acceleration of the moon. Comparison of formula with Plana's mistakes.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
6 May 1859 |
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17/1
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. See 36/18/1 for French translation. Acknowledgement of copies of CD's replies to LeVerrier's attacks on his theory of the moon. Nature of LeVerrier, Hansen's and Plana's errors. M. de Pontecoulant's letter in Monthly Notices of RAS. See 16/17/2 for another version of this letter.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
7p; paper. |
9 Apr. 1860 |
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17/2
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Draft? autograph letter to Charles Delaunay. Incomplete. See 16/17/1 for another draft of same letter. See 36/18/1 for French translation. Acknowledgement of copies of CD's replies to LeVerrier's attacks on his theory of the moon. Nature of LeVerrier, Hansen's and Plana's errors. M. de Pontecoulant's letter in Monthly Notices of RAS.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
8p; paper. |
9 Apr. 1860 |
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17/3
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. See 36/18/2 for French translation. Sends copies of reply to Pontecoulant, Plana etc: one for CD personally, one for the French Academy of Sciences.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
6 June 1860 |
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18/1
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. See 36/18/3 for French translation. Acknowledgement of CD's calculation of secular acceleration of moon's mean motion by Poisson's method. Thinking of sending four different methods of calculation of same for inclusion in Nautical Almanac. Pontecoulant unlikely to be persuaded of JCA's and CD's method. LeVerrier likely to come to unpleasant discovery of the truth.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
9 June 1860 |
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18/2
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. Letter of introduction for Pierce. Plana convinced of JCA's and CD's expression of the secular acceleration of moon's mean motion. Hansen and LeVerrier might yet be convinced.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
4 July 1860 |
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19/1
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. Acknowledgement of copies sent by CD of investigation into Hansen's long inequalities and corrections of LeVerrier's Annales, and CD's volume on the Theory of the Moon. Praise of CD's method.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
21 Mar. 1861 |
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19/2
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. See 16/19/3 for another copy. Authorisation for CD to publish JCA's expression of coefficient of principal term of the latitude [of the moon?]. Adds equation for principal inequality of the true latitude, and comparisons with Plana and Pontecoulant's results.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
1 Apr. 1862 |
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19/3
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Copy of autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. Another copy of 16/19/2. Authorisation for CD to publish JCA's expression of coefficient of principal term of the latitude [of the moon?]. Adds equation for principal inequality of the true latitude, and comparisons with Plana and Pontecoulant's results.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
1 Apr. 1862 |
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19/4
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. Invitation for CD to come to meeting of British Association in Cambridge, Oct 1862, and to stay at the Observatory. Hopes also to be entertaining Airy.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
9 Aug. 1862 |
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20/1
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. Details of Cayley's papers in the Monthly Notices and Memoirs of the RAS. Details of papers in other journals to follow. Description of Cayley's profession. CD's recent visit to the CO. JCA expects "very shortly to introduce a lady assistant".
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
2 Jan. 1863 |
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20/2
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Copy of autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. See 16/20/3 for another copy. Appreciation of CD's explanation of discrepancy between value of secular acceleration of moon's mean motion, and that derived from ancient eclipses. Likely to be attacked by Pontecoulant.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
20 Dec. 1865 |
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20/3
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. Another copy of 16/20/2. Appreciation of CD's explanation of discrepancy between value of secular acceleration of moon's mean motion, and that derived from ancient eclipses. Likely to be attacked by Pontecoulant.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
20 Dec. 1865 |
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21/1
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. Sends elements of November Meteors from Observation, for communication to French Academy of Sciences. Comparison with other observations.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
23 Mar. 1867 |
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21/2
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. Congratulations on CD's son's marriage. Acknowledgement of gift for CO of copy of 2nd vol. of CD's Lunar theory, for CD's communicating JCA's paper on November meteors, and sends more detailed account communicated to RAS.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
11 July 1867 |
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22/1
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay. Congratulations on CD's appointment as Director of the Imperial Observatory. JCA's gratification at awarding medal of RAS to CD.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
5 Mar. 1870 |
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22/2
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Draft? autograph letter signed to G. Delaunay. See16/22/3 for another copy. Sympathy at death of Charles Delaunay.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
12 Aug. 1872 |
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22/3
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Copy of autograph letter signed to G. Delaunay. See16/22/2 for another copy. Sympathy at death of Charles Delaunay.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
12 Aug. 1872 |
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23/1
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Notes sent to William Esson. Notes for solution to problem of day of week, 12 Apr. 1383.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p; paper. |
6 Jan. 1872 |
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24/1
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Draft? Autograph letter signed to Edward Everett. Acceptance of election of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
28 Sep. 1847 |
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24/2
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Draft autograph letter signed to A.H. Frost. Returns ancient astronomy book with thanks.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
29 June 1883 |
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25/1
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Draft? autograph letter to F.J. Furnivall. Incomplete. Date of Chaucer's Canterbury pilgrimage. Incorrectness of estimations of Mr. Brae and Prof. Scherk.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
5 Jan. 1878 |
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26/1
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Draft? autograph letter signed to W.E. Gladstone. Declining offer of post of Astronomer Royal.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
11 July 1881 |
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27/1
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Copy of autograph letter signed to the Admiralty. Letter of application for office of Superintendent of the Nautical Almanac, vacant due to death of Stratford. Addressed to Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
1853 |
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28/1
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Gresham College. To unnamed recipient. Application for Gresham Professorship of Geometry.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
18 Nov. 1854 |
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29/1
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Draft? autograph letter signed to P.A. Hansen. Offering PAH honorary membership of Cambridge Philosophical Society.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p; paper. |
27 Mar. 1855 |
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30/1
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Autograph letter signed to Frances Harrison. Returns calculations corrected [missing], detailed comments on the working.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
8p, envelope; paper. |
19 July 1880 |
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30/2
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Autograph letter signed to Frances Harrison. Recommendation of reading: Hugh Godfray and Airy's books on Lunar Theory.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p, envelope; paper. |
18 Aug. 1880 |
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30/3
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Autograph letter signed to Frances Harrison. Returns mathematical papers, gives comments on working.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
16 Oct. 1880 |
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31/1
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Autograph letter signed to Frances Harrison. Returns mathematical papers, gives comments on working, and sends some more.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
6p, envelope; paper. |
30 Nov. 1880 |
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31/2
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Autograph letter signed to Frances Harrison. Returns mathematical papers, gives comments on working.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
11 May 1881 |
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31/3
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Autograph letter signed to Frances Harrison. Gives comments on last batch of mathematical working received.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
30 June 1881 |
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32/1
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Autograph letter signed to Frances Harrison. Sends results of calculations to correct and improve on FH's.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p, envelope; paper. |
6 July 1881 |
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32/2
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Autograph letter signed to Frances Harrison. Has checked FH's most recent calculations: instructions for correcting the error.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
13 Oct. 1881 |
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32/3
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Autograph letter signed to Frances Harrison. Has checked FH's most recent calculations: comments on errors and improvements which might be made.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
3 Nov. 1881 |
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33/1
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Autograph letter signed to Frances Harrison. Has checked FH's most recent calculations: comments on errors, further work for FH to do.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
7p; paper. |
8 Feb. 1882 |
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33/2
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Autograph letter signed to Frances Harrison. Has checked FH's most recent calculations: comments on errors and improvements which might be made.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
1 Mar. 1882 |
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33/3
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Autograph letter signed to Frances Harrison. Has found large error in FH's calculations, due to a wrong value used in the formula.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p, envelope; paper. |
28 Feb. 1883 |
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34/1
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Autograph letter signed to Frances Harrison. Encloses some work for FH to do [missing]. Instructions given.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
25 July 1884 |
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35/1
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Draft autograph letter signed to A.E.W.M. Herbert. Reply to AH's printed paper [attached] on The sacrifice of education to examination.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p, 7p printed enclosure; paper. |
16 Oct. 1888 |
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36/1
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Draft autograph letter signed to J.F.W. Herschel. Planetary motion - [Neptune? moon?]. JCA less pleased with LeVerrier's second solution than his first. Note in JCA's hand "a much enlarged copy sent".
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
24 Oct. 1848 |
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37/1
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Draft autograph letter to J.F.W. Herschel. Incomplete. See transcript of complete version. Airy's paper on the eclipse given at meeting of RAS. Description of JCA's view of the eclipse.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
6p; paper. |
6 Dec. 1851 |
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38/1
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Draft autograph letter to J.R. Hind. Incomplete. Recipient not identified but see JRH to JCA 30 Sep.1846 9/23/3. Acknowledging news of the discovery of the new planet [Neptune, observed by Galle and JRH].
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
15 Oct. 1846 |
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38/2
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Draft? autograph letter signed to J.R. Hind. Corrections for Damoiseau's tables of Jupiter's satellites; explanation of how they work and how they should be used.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
8p; paper. |
20 Jan. 1876 |
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39/1
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Mr Law. Visit to dinner.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p; paper. |
16 Nov. 1876 |
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40/1
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Draft autograph letter signed to U.J.J. Le Verrier. Extra copies of JCA's address on presentation to UJJL [gold medal of RAS] have been ordered for him.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
23 Mar. 1876 |
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41/1
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Autograph letter signed to Miss Bessie Lloyd. Badly chewed by mice. Note written during JCA's illness.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p; paper. |
2 July 1890 |
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42/1
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Printed letter to the Senate of the University of London. Application for office of Registrar in the University of London.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p; paper. |
28 Apr. 1856 |
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43/1
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Copy of letter to J.W. Lubbock. Comments on Pontecoulant's comments on JCA's work on the secular acceleration of the moon's mean motion. To be transmitted to Pontecoulant if JWL thinks proper.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
26p; paper. |
25 Nov. 1859 |
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44/1
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Copy of autograph letter signed to John Lubbock. JCA refuses to sign JL's "Memorial" in support of Essays and Reviews, against the Bishops, as he agrees with them. Transcript at 37/16/3.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
23p; paper. |
4 Mar. 1861 |
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Autograph letter signed to George Martin. JCA first place in College examinations. Surprised but pleased. Good opinion of Gifford's classics. Other friends also got high places. Visiting London. Sends greetings to friends in Lamerton. (GM recently curate there).
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p, address; paper. |
13 June 1840 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.E.B. Mayor. Donation and subscription to help start the College Mission [to Walworth]. Of the opinion that if judiciously run the dissenters might join in with it. Excellent spirit of Wesleyan Mayor of Truro at installation of the Bishop there.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
22 May 1883 |
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Draft autograph letter to Charles Merivale. Reply to enquiry. Timing of ancient equinoxes as affected by length of tropical year as affected by variations in rotation of earth, and associated errors in Julian calendar.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
6p; paper. |
23 Oct. 1849 |
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48/1
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Draft autograph letter to Latimer Neville. Incomplete. Writing to LN as Vice Chancellor. Agreed to be appointed to Directorship of CO and keep Professorship only in accordance with wishes of Syndicate, and reserved the right to resign the Directorship if the workload of both posts proved too great. As there now appears to be some contest for the Directorship JCA wishes to withdraw his name from consideration.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
27 Apr. 1861 |
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Draft autograph letter signed to Simon Newcomb. Proper comparison of Hansen's and Delaunay's equations of Longitude, Latitude and Parallax [of the moon] much needed. Description of such comparisons as already exist. JCA's own parallax tables. Tables of Moon's Ephemeris might be obtained from Hind: JCA will enquire. Hill's computation of the perturbations of Jupiter and Saturn very worthy.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
12p; paper. |
10 Feb. 1880 |
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Draft? autograph letter to George Phillips. Incomplete. Description of work in progress at the CO since departure of Challis. Improvements made to the calculating room. Plans for future work.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
28 Jan. 1862 |
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Autograph letter signed to James Porter. Reply to invitation to dinner with Vice Chancellor and recipients of Honorary Degrees.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p; paper. |
29 May 1883 |
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52/1
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Draft autograph letter to Victor Puiseux. Incomplete. Corrections for new edition of Laplace, expanding those given by Souillart.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
26 Oct. 1881 |
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Edward Roberts. Tides. Methods of finding high and low water. Terms JCA gave proving successful. Not happy with Thomson's method of correcting for varying inclination of the moon. Method of using tide predicting machine to take account of short period tides from daily mean.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
7 Aug. 1882 |
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Draft speech to Royal Society. Speech proposing that Delaunay be made a foreign member of the RS.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
17 Mar. 1869 |
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55/1
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Autograph letter signed to the Librarian of St John's College?. Presumed written when JCA was a Fellow. Informing [the Librarian?] of a special offer allowing the College to complete the set of Berlin Astronomical Ephemeris, bequeathed by Catton, at bargain price.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
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Draft? autograph letter signed to C.E. Searle. Acceptance of honorary degree of Doctor of Science, to Vice Chancellor on behalf of Council of Senate.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
17 May 1888 |
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Draft? autograph letter signed to C.E. Searle. Wishes to receive honorary degree of Doctor of Science with Stokes and Cayley, therefore wishes to withdraw as University's representative at the University of Bologna's eighth centenary celebrations.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
20 May 1888 |
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Draft? autograph letter signed to C.E. Searle. In consultation with Porter suggests that letter of formal thanks drawn up by University Orator be given to Lord Portsmouth for gift of Newton MSS.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
27 May 1888 |
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Draft? autograph letter signed to Adam Sedgwick. JCA has followed the advice given, and announces his engagement.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
30 Dec. 1862 |
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58/1
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Draft? autograph letter to William Selwyn. Factors affecting the timing of Transits of Venus.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
5p; paper. |
2 Aug. 1873 |
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Draft? autograph letter to William Selwyn. Possibly second draft of 16/58/1. Incomplete. Factors affecting the timing of Transits of Venus.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
8p; paper. |
5 Aug. 1873 |
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59/1
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Draft? autograph letter to Richard Sheepshanks or J.F.W. Herschel. Incomplete. Addressee not identified: probably either Sheepshanks or Herschel. JCA gives permission for note refuting Pierce to be sent. Origin of the value of mean distance of Neptune, used in calculations of perturbations of Uranus.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
25 Oct. 1848 |
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Draft? autograph letter signed to James Simms. Modifications for pivots, according to Winlock's design. Information needed for [Observatory] Syndicate. Trusts JS has heard from Cooke about the Object Glass. [Probably the Transit Circle for the CO: see Gunther Early Science in Camb. p178].
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
Feb. 1868 |
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Autograph letter signed to James A. Smith. Thorough criticism of JAS's monograph The Trisection of the Angle.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
8 Aug. 1872 |
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61/1
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Draft? autograph letter signed to E.G.G.S. Stanley. Letter of application for Lowndean Professorship.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
11 Nov. 1858 |
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62/1
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Draft? autograph letter signed to G.G. Stokes. Cannot undertake to report on Darwin's paper as requested, on medical orders.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
13 May 1881 |
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Draft? autograph letter signed to William Swire. Requesting payment for tuition, on behalf of Mr. Christopher Bird, deceased.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
23 Nov. 1847 |
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Autograph letter signed to Lady Catherine Wallop. Acceptance to dinner invitation with CW and Lord and Lady Portsmouth.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p; paper. |
6 May 1876 |
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Draft? autograph letter signed to S.H. Walpole. Letter of application for Lowndean Professorship.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
11 Nov. 1858 |
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Draft autograph letter signed to William Whewell. History of JCA's interest in perturbations of Uranus, and calculation of same, leading to discovery of Neptune.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
24 Nov. 1846 |
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Draft? Autograph letter signed to Sir John Wrottesley. Sends testimonial in support of application for Lowndean Professorship.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p; paper. |
18 Nov. 1858 |
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Draft? autograph letter to an unknown recipient. Incomplete. Objects to the removal of the old stone cross from the side of the church path at Laneast.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
25 Dec. 1865 |
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Draft? autograph letter signed to an unknown recipient. Autograph to comply with request.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p; paper. |
18 Aug. 1878 |
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