| Title |
Letters from J.C. Adams, and some from Eliza Adams, to Francis Bashforth |
| Reference |
Box 4 |
| Creator |
John Couch Adams, 1819-1892 |
| Covering Dates |
16 June 1849–10 May 1890 |
| Extent and Medium |
96 letters; paper |
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| Index Terms |
| Bashforth, Francis (1819-1912) mathematician |
| St John's Library/Adams/Box 4 contains: |
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1/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Social, following visit.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p, envelope; paper. |
16 June 1849 |
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1/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Books obtainable while F.B. is in Berlin. Hymers return to Camb. from living.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
27 Aug. 1852 |
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1/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Seeks book of Jacobi. Working on Observations of the Moon.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
27 Dec. 1853 |
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2/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Social.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
30 May 1856 |
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2/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Plana and the moon. Progress of work.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
7 Aug. 1856 |
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2/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Social. Progress on Plana and the Moon.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
21 Aug. 1856 |
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3/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Thanks for books.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p, envelope; paper. |
19 Feb. 1857 |
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3/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Book to bind. Books to post.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p, envelope; paper. |
11 June 1857 |
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3/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. The Moon. Sends calculations so far (on letter) and encloses paper of Powalky's (missing). Stokes's marriage.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
13 July 1857 |
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3/4
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Envelope addressed to F. Bashforth. Lacks letter.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 envelope; paper. |
24 Oct. 1857 |
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4/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Proposed visit. Marriage of Brumell.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
21 Oct. 1858 |
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4/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Proposed visit.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p, envelope; paper. |
25 Oct. 1858 |
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5/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Proposed visit. Note by F.B. on arrangements on bottom of sheet.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
2 June 1860 |
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5/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Social.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
24 Oct. 1860 |
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5/3
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Envelope addressed to F. Bashforth. Lacks letter.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1 envelope; paper. |
28 Apr. 1860 |
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6/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Social. Family news.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
8 Aug. 1861 |
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6/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Domestic arrangements: furnishing the Observatory.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
19 Apr. 1862 |
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6/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Social.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
15 Sep. 1862 |
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7/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Social. Proposed visit.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p, envelope; paper. |
26 Sep. 1862 |
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7/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Social. Proposed visit.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p, envelope; paper. |
28 Sep. 1862 |
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7/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Announcement of engagement of J.C.A. Miss Bruce (Mrs. Adams).
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
22 Dec. 1862 |
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8/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Proposed visit. Contribution to Minting Church Restoration Fund.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p, envelope; paper. |
2 July 1863 |
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8/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Sends testimonial (for post at Woolwich). Mrs. A's suggestion. Holidays.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
7 Dec. 1863 |
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9/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. F.B. to bring papers from R.S. for Stokes.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
5 June 1865 |
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9/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Social.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p, envelope; paper. |
17 Sep. 1865 |
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9/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Social. Chronograph.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p, envelope; paper. |
13 Dec. 1865 |
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10/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Social. Chronograph.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p, envelope; paper. |
12 Jan. 1866 |
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10/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Visit.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p, envelope; paper. |
15 Jan. 1866 |
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10/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Books received. Chronograph.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p, envelope; paper. |
29 June 1866 |
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11/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Returns MS and proof of woodcuts (on Chronograph?). Books ordered.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
1 July 1866 |
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11/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Woolwich Committee. Prussians.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p, envelope; paper. |
6 July 1866 |
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11/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Social.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p, envelope; paper. |
10 Aug. 1866 |
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12/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Social.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
1866 |
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12/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Chronograph: book on, and new experiments.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
25 Sep. 1866 |
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12/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Chronograph: recent experiments. Advice and suggestions. Distribution of description of chronograph. C. Babington taken Rectorship of Cockfield, Suffolk.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
22 Oct. 1866 |
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13/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. "Determination of path of a projectile when resistance varies as the cube of the velocity.".
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
6p; paper. |
13 Nov. 1866 |
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13/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Reply to F.B. of 14 Nov. 1866. On the path of a projectile. William Selwyn's accident.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
6p; paper. |
19 Nov. 1866 |
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13/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Completes 4/13/2. On the path of a projectile.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
20 Nov. 1866 |
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13/4
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. On the path of a projectile.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
22 Nov. 1866 |
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14/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Has sent papers.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
19 Nov. 1867 |
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14/2
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Autograph letter to F. Bashforth. Chronograph.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper; Part of sheet missing.. |
22 Mar. 1868 |
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14/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Refusing invitation to visit ballistics experiments.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
18 May 1868 |
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15/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Chronograph: Ordnance Committee and Schultz instrument. W. Griffin giving up living.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
3 Aug. 1868 |
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15/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Comments and suggestions on paper on chronograph.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
18 Aug. 1868 |
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15/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Membership of R.S. Defeat of Ordnance Committee.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
12 Nov. 1868 |
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16/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Astronomer Royal and Committee to consider the chronograph. Opening of New Chapel at S.J.C.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
29 Mar. 1869 |
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16/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Membership of R.S. J.J.Sylvester.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
8 Feb. 1870 |
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16/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. J.J.Sylvester.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
16 Feb. 1870 |
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16/4
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Niven's paper in Nature. Membership of R.S.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
8p; paper. |
3 Apr. 1878 |
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17/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Capillary action. Enquiry from one Mr. Worthington.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
13 Jan. 1880 |
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17/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Report on chronograph experiments. Tables of forms of drops. Offer to publish as appendix to Cambridge Observations. Mr Worthington, Owen's College.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
5p; paper. |
19 Jan. 1880 |
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17/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Has seen and passed on tables. (Chronograph). Capillary attraction. National politics.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
1 Apr. 1880 |
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18/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Final report on chronograph. Royal Society Medal. University News. Death of Dr. Lloyd, Provost of Trin. Coll. Dublin.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
9 Feb. 1881 |
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18/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Tables of Capillary Attraction. Method of publication.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
13 Dec. 1881 |
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19/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Capillary action. Returns table and drawing (enclosed). Publication. National politics.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, diagram, envelope; paper. |
3 Apr. 1882 |
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20/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Capillary action. Mistakes in mathematics by Powalky. National politics.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
24 Apr. 1882 |
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20/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Capillary action. Method of correcting mistakes in mathematics by Powalky.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
24 Apr. 1882 |
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20/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Capillary action. Correcting mistakes in mathematics by Powalky.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
16 May 1882 |
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21/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Capillary action. Encloses comparison of calculations by Laplace, Bravais and F.B.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, 2p tables, envelope; paper. |
29 Sep. 1882 |
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21/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Tables on Capillary action.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
7 Oct. 1882 |
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21/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Death of Maria Lloyd. Capillary attraction.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
25 Dec. 1882 |
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22/1
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Autograph postcard signed to F. Bashforth. Capillary action.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p; paper. |
27 Dec. 1882 |
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22/2
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Autograph postcard signed to F. Bashforth. Received letter.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p; paper. |
3 Mar. 1883 |
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22/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Capillary action. Publication. Powalky. Memorial? to Challis.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
24 Mar. 1883 |
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22/4
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Autograph postcard signed to F. Bashforth. Receipt of letter.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p; paper. |
7 Apr. 1883 |
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22/5
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Capillary action. Corrections.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
16 June 1883 |
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23/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Capillary action. Corrections.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p; paper. |
18 June 1883 |
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23/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Capillary action. Corrections. National politics.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
19 June 1883 |
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23/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Capillary action. Corrections.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
9 Aug. 1883 |
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24/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Capillary action. Proofs.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
24 Sep. 1883 |
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24/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Capillary action. Proofs.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
26 Sep. 1883 |
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24/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Capillary action. Proofs. Arrangements for printing.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
11 Oct. 1883 |
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25/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Capillary action. Price of book. Presentation copies. Railway at Minting.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
15 Dec. 1883 |
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25/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Capillary action. Distribution of presentation copies.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
19 Dec. 1883 |
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25/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Capillary action. Distribution of presentation copies.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
22 Dec. 1883 |
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26/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Capillary action. Distribution of presentation copies.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
29 Jan. 1884 |
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26/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Capillary action. Distribution of presentation copies.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p, envelope; paper. |
7 Feb. 1884 |
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26/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Chronograph. F.B. article in Nature: Krupp's tables. International politics. Social. International Prime Meridian Conference. Capillary action: distribution of copies.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
25 Apr. 1884 |
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26/4
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. International Prime Meridian Conference. Opinion of American affairs. National politics. Chronograph: Krupp's tables.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
21 Nov. 1884 |
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27/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. J.C.A.'s formulae applicable to arcs of a trajectory. To publish. Further information needed about F.B's tables of resistance.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
29 Apr. 1885 |
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27/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. J.C.A. formulae applicable to arcs of a trajectory. To publish. Further information received and required about F.B's tables of resistance.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
10 June 1885 |
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27/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. J.C.A. formulae applicable to arcs of a trajectory. To publish. Details of book for further information.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
2p, envelope; paper. |
1 July 1885 |
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27/4
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. J.C.A. formulae applicable to arcs of a trajectory. To publish. Progress.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
13 July 1885 |
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28/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. J.C.A. formulae applicable to arcs of a trajectory. F.B's tables of resistance of air to projectiles.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
13 June 1886 |
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28/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Chronograph. J.C.A. formulae applicable to arcs of a trajectory.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
22 June 1886 |
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28/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Chronograph. Recent experiments. J.C.A. formulae applicable to arcs of a trajectory.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p; paper. |
6 Aug. 1886 |
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28/4
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Desirable experiments on law of resistance. State of the Church of England.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
1 Nov. 1886 |
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29/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Election of Mr. Henry Newport to living (of Tarrant Hinton, Dorset) Forthcoming election of Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p; paper. |
19 Oct. 1887 |
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29/2
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Autograph postcard signed to F. Bashforth. Election of Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
1p; paper. |
22 Oct. 1887 |
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29/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Requires sheets of transparent material to draw grids on, to extract numerical tables of Magnetic Elements from Magnetic Charts produced by the Admiralty.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
27 Aug. 1888 |
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29/4
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Transparent material to draw grids on, to extract numerical tables of Magnetic Elements from Magnetic Charts produced by the Admiralty. Chronograph tables published in Nature. Have need of cook.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
19 Sep. 1888 |
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30/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. J.C.A. paper in Nature (On the trajectories of shot?).
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
4p, envelope; paper. |
19 Jan. 1890 |
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30/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. J.C.A's health. Bashforth's forthcoming book. Bashforth's son to College.
Creator: John Couch Adams, 1819-1892.
3p, envelope; paper. |
10 May 1890 |
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31/1
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Invitation to stay at C.O. for Port Latin Feast at S.J.C.
Creator: Eliza Adams, 1827-1919.
3p; paper. |
26 Apr. 1865 |
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31/2
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Invitation to visit. Whewell's death. Books for J.C.A.
Creator: Eliza Adams, 1827-1919.
4p; paper. |
16 Mar. 1866 |
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31/3
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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth. Invitation to visit.
Creator: Eliza Adams, 1827-1919.
3p; paper. |
31 Mar. 1866 |
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