Janus: Papers of John Couch Adams

St John's Library/Adams/Box 35-38 contains:
35	Transcripts of letters, A-B by recipient
36	Transcripts of letters, B-G by recipient
37	Transcripts of letters, H-R by recipient
38	Transcripts of letters from J.C. Adams, S-W by recipient, letters to Adams, and other correspondence

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Papers of John Couch Adams

Title	Transcripts of letters, B-G by recipient
Reference	Box 36
Creator	John Couch Adams, 1819-1892
Covering Dates	1 Dec. 1846–10 May 1890
Extent and Medium	84 letters; paper

Index Terms

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

MacAlister, Sir Donald (1854-1934) 1st Baronet, physician and medical administrator

St John's Library/Adams/Box 36 contains:

1/1

Typed copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/22/5. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

16 June 1883

1/2

Typed copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/23/1. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

18 June 1883

1/3

Typed copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/23/2. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

19 July 1883

1/4

Typed copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/23/3. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

9 Aug. 1883

2/1

Typed copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/24/1. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

24 Sep. 1883

2/2

Typed copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/24/2. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

26 Sep. 1883

2/3

Typed copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/24/3. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

11 Oct. 1883

3/1

Typed copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/25/1. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

15 Dec. 1883

3/2

Typed copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/25/2. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

19 Dec. 1883

3/3

Copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/26/3. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

25 Apr. 1884

4/1

Typed copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/26/4. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

21 Nov. 1884

4/2

Typed copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/27/1. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

29 Apr. 1885

4/3

Typed copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/27/2. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

10 June 1885

5/1

Typed copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/27/3. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

1 July 1885

5/2

Typed copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/27/4. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

13 July 1885

5/3

Typed copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/28/1. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

13 June 1886

5/4

Typed copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/28/2. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

22 June 1886

6/1

Typed copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/28/3. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

6 Aug. 1886

6/2

Typed copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/28/4. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

1 Nov. 1886

6/3

Copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/29/3. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

27 Aug. 1888

7/1

Copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/29/4. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

19 Sep. 1888

7/2

Typed copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/30/1. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

19 Jan. 1890

7/3

Copy of letter to Francis Bashforth. Original at 4/30/2. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

10 May 1890

8/1

Copy of letter to W.H. Besant. Answer to enquiry about eclipses. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper.

14 May 1889

9/1

Copy of letter to Robert Bryant. Planetary motion. Answer to question. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper.

19 Oct. 1888

10/1

Copy of letter to H.M. Butler. Newton anniversary. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p; paper.

7 Apr. 1887

10/2

Copy of letter to H.M. Butler. Application for grant of money for the Observatory: counter to GB Airy's objections that the CO assistants are overpaid. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography. Possible that this particular item is JCA's own file copy.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper.

17 Mar. 1888

10/3

16 Mar. 1888

11/1

Copy of letter to G.F. Chambers. Answer to enquiry: planetary motion, Neptune and Uranus. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography. Possible that this particular item is JCA's own file copy.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper.

8 May 1884

12/1

Copy of letter to W.H.M. Christie. Knobel's Table of comparisons of Greenwich Observations and Hansen's tables. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography. Possible that this particular item is JCA's own file copy.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper.

15 Jan. 1889

13/1

Copy of letter to W.G. Clark. Eclipses of moon visible in London, 1603- 1608. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p; paper.

2 Dec. 1865

13/2

Copy of letter to W.G. Clark. Eclipses of moon visible in England, 1603- 1608. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper.

13 Dec. 1865

14/1

Copy of letter to A.M. Clerke. Comments on AMC's History of astronomy. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

31 Jan. 1886

14/2

31 Jan. 1886

15/1

Typed copy of letter to G.H. Darwin. Original at 24/44/3. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

2 Jan. 1883

15/2

Typed copy of letter to G.H. Darwin. Original at 24/45/1. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

5 Jan. 1887

15/3

Typed copy of letter to G.H. Darwin. Original at 24/45/2. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

7 Jan. 1887

16/1

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. Translation into French of JCA's original. Probably done by or for Delaunay. See JCA's English draft at 16/14/1-2; transcript of same at 36/19/1. Letter or extract of letter collected for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper.

25 Mar. 1857

16/2

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. Translation into French of JCA's original. Probably done by or for Delaunay. See JCA's English draft at 16/14/3; transcript of same at 36/19/2. Letter or extract of letter collected for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p; paper.

23 Apr. 1857

16/3

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. Translation into French of JCA's original. Probably done by or for Delaunay. See JCA's English draft at 16/15/1; transcript of same at 36/19/3. Letter or extract of letter collected for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper.

26 Jan. 1859

17/1

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. Translation into French of JCA's original. Probably done by or for Delaunay. See JCA's English draft at 16/15/2; transcript of same at 36/20/1. Letter or extract of letter collected for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper.

8 Apr. 1859

17/2

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. Translation into French of JCA's original. Probably done by or for Delaunay. See JCA's English draft at 16/16/1; transcript of same at 36/20/2. Letter or extract of letter collected for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper.

12 Apr. 1859

17/3

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. Translation into French of JCA's original. Probably done by or for Delaunay. See JCA's English draft at 16/16/2; transcript of same at 36/20/3. Letter or extract of letter collected for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper.

22 Apr. 1859

18/1

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. Translation into French of JCA's original. Probably done by or for Delaunay. See JCA's English draft at 16/17/1-2; transcript of same at 36/21/2. Letter or extract of letter collected for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
6p; paper.

9 Apr. 1860

18/2

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. Translation into French of JCA's original. Probably done by or for Delaunay. See JCA's English draft at 16/17/3; transcript of same at 36/21/3. Letter or extract of letter collected for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p; paper.

6 June 1860

18/3

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. Translation into French of JCA's original. Probably done by or for Delaunay. See JCA's English draft at 16/18/1; transcript of same at 36/22/1. Letter or extract of letter collected for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper.

9 June 1860

19/1

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. See JCA's draft at 16/14/1-2; Delaunay's French translation at 36/16/1. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

25 Mar. 1857

19/2

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. See JCA's draft at 16/14/3; Delaunay's French translation at 36/16/2. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

23 Apr. 1857

19/3

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. See JCA's draft at 16/15/1; Delaunay's French translation at 36/16/3. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3 sheets; paper.

26 Jan. 1859

20/1

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. See JCA's draft at 16/15/2; Delaunay's French translation at 36/17/1. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

8 Apr. 1859

20/2

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. See JCA's draft at 16/16/1; Delaunay's French translation at 36/17/2. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

12 Apr. 1859

20/3

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. See JCA's draft at 16/16/2; Delaunay's French translation at 36/17/3. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

22 Apr. 1859

21/1

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. See JCA's draft at 16/16/3. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

6 May 1859

21/2

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. See JCA's draft at 16/17/1-2; Delaunay's French translation at 36/18/1. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4 sheets; paper.

9 Apr. 1860

21/3

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. See JCA's draft at 16/17/3; Delaunay's French translation at 36/18/2. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

6 June 1860

22/1

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. See JCA's draft at 16/18/1; Delaunay's French translation at 36/18/3. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

9 June 1860

22/2

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. See JCA's draft at 16/18/2. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

4 July 1860

22/3

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. See JCA's draft at 16/19/1. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

21 Mar. 1861

23/1

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. See JCA's draft at 16/19/1. Another transcript at 36/22/3. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

21 Mar. 1861

23/2

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. See JCA's draft at 16/19/4. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

9 Aug. 1862

23/3

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. See JCA's draft at 16/20/2-3. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

20 Dec. 1865

24/1

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. See JCA's draft at 16/21/1. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

23 Mar. 1867

24/2

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. See JCA's draft at 16/21/2. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

11 July 1867

24/3

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. See JCA's draft at 16/22/1. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

5 Mar. 1870

25/1-2

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay. See JCA's drafts at 16/22/2-3. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; 2 copies; paper.

12 Aug. 1872

26/1

Copy of letter to A. De Morgan. Coefficients need if F.D. Wackerbarth is to compute a theory of Neptune. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

17 May 1852

26/2

Copy of letter to A. De Morgan. Improvements made to CO. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

4 Feb. 1862

26/3

Copy of paper. Resolutions of the RAS on election of J. Jerwood to membership. Marked by the transcriber [Mrs A.] "In (I think) De Morgan's hand-writing". Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: Augustus De Morgan, 1806-1871.
1 sheet; paper.

1 Dec. 1846

27/1

Copy of letter to Edward Everett. See JCA's draft at 16/24/1. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

28 Sep. 1847

28/1

Copy of letter to Alexander Freeman. Steinheil's eyepieces. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p; paper.

25 Apr. 1889

28/2

Copy of letter to Alexander Freeman. Satellites of Jupiter. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper.

27 Feb. 1890

29/1

Copy of letter to A.H. Frost. Comments on old book on astronomy lent by AHF. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

29 June 1883

30/1

Copy of letter to G.B. Gibbons. Advice on accurate adjustment of observatory equipment. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper.

10 Feb. 1849

31/1

Copy of letter to J.W.L. Glaisher. Comments on address on Newton JWLG is to give. Discussion of Newton's method for the motion of the lunar apse. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper.

19 Feb. 1887

31/2

Copy of letter to J.W.L. Glaisher. Other copies at 36/31/3 and 24/47/1. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

6 May 1888

31/3

Copy of letter to J.W.L. Glaisher. Other copies at 36/31/2 and 24/47/1. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

6 May 1888

32/1

Typed copy of letter to W. Godward. Detailed instructions for the calculation of tables [of Jupiter's satellites?] by the Nautical Almanac Office. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

6 May 1876

32/2

Typed copy of letter to W. Godward. Detailed instructions for the calculation of tables [of Jupiter's satellites] by the Nautical Almanac Office. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

9 Nov. 1876

32/3

Typed copy of letter to W. Godward. Detailed instructions for the Nautical Almanac Office for the continuation of Damoiseau's Tables of Jupiter's Satellites. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

12 June 1885

33/1

Copy of letter to C. Gogou. Comments on CG's memoir on the Inequality of Long Period in the Moon's Motion. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

14 Mar. 1882

33/2

Copy of letter to C. Gogou. JCA sure that the RAS will publish CG's memoir [on Lunar Inequality of Long Period]. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 sheet; paper.

27 May 1884

33/3

Copy of letter to C. Gogou. Arrangements for RAS publication of CG's memoir on Lunar Inequality of Long Period. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2 sheets; paper.

28 June 1884

33/4

26 Dec. 1884

33/5

2 Feb. 1885