| Title |
Letters to J.C. Adams, A-B |
| Reference |
Box 5 |
| Creator |
Various |
| Covering Dates |
7 Feb. 1840–21 Aug. 1890 |
| Extent and Medium |
127 letters; paper |
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| Index Terms |
| Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer |
| St John's Library/Adams/Box 5 contains: |
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1/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. (Signal Office, Washington) Encloses a book on scientific instruments. Sees need for new edition of Newton's works. Interested in John Francis Vigani.
Creator: Cleveland Abbe, 1838-1916.
3p; paper. |
11 Mar. 1889 |
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1/2
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Printed letter to J.C. Adams. Acknowledgement on printed form of receipt of JCA's paper An explanation of the observed irregularities in the motion of Uranus. Signed by Encke.
Creator: Academie Royale des Sciences de Berlin.
1p; paper. |
18 Apr. 1847 |
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2/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Family news.
Creator: Tabith Knill Grylls Adams, 1796-1866.
3p; paper. |
7 Feb. 1840 |
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3/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Satellites of Algol.
Creator: Thomas Steadman Aldis, d 1908.
4p; paper. |
4 Sep. 1868 |
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3/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Satellites of Algol.
Creator: Thomas Steadman Aldis, d 1908.
8p; paper. |
19 Oct. 1868 |
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3/3
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Satellites of Algol.
Creator: Thomas Steadman Aldis, d 1908.
8p; paper. |
3 Jan. 1870 |
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4/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Sends pamphlet. In Italian.
Creator: St. Aless-Nobile.
2p; paper. |
13 Dec. 1881 |
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5/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Query about rings of Saturn.
Creator: Edward Allen, 1821-1892.
5p; paper. |
18 Aug. 1875 |
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5/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Thanks J.C.A. for supporting his Fellowship of the R.A.S. Recalls finding Neptune for the first time, and College gossip while J.C.A. was working on it.
Creator: Edward Allen, 1821-1892.
6p; paper. |
8 Dec. 1884 |
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6/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Sends extract (attached) of letter written in 1844 retailing college gossip of J.C.A. discovering new planet.
Creator: Edward Allen, 1821-1892.
6p; paper. |
15 Dec. 1884 |
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6/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Sends mathematical problem for consideration.
Creator: Edward Allen, 1821-1892.
3p; paper. |
10 May 1887 |
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7/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Thanks for copy of paper on November meteors. Describes Brittany where he is staying. K.H.A. refers to Cornwall as if native: probably family friend of the Adams's.
Creator: K.H. Allnault.
2p; paper. |
13 June 1867 |
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8/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Gravitational pull of sun on planets.
Creator: James Alston.
3p; paper. |
30 May 1887 |
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8/2
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Printed letter to J.C. Adams. In German. Diploma on printed form.
Creator: Academie Royale des Sciences de Berlin.
1p; paper. |
31 Dec. 1863 |
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8/3
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Printed letter to J.C. Adams. From Secretary of club, informing JCA of his election to membership.
Creator: Athenaeum.
1p; paper. |
24 Mar. 1863 |
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9/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. German Astronomical Society has undertaken to organise the the observation of all the stars from the 1st to the 9th magnitude in the Northern Hemisphere. Will J.C.A. co-operate with the new C.O. transit circle. A Vierseljahrschrift - annual index to astronomical publications - is being begun. Will J.C.A. send the compilers a list of English and Colonial publications other than those in a few major, named journals.
Creator: Arthur Auwers, 1838-1915.
4p; paper. |
6 Jan. 1869 |
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9/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Happy, as is Council of Astronomical Society, that J.C.A. will co-operate in star survey. Pleased too that J.C.A. will provide list of English publications for indexing service. Reply to question about clocks: details of clocks and performance thereof in Berlin Observatory. Comparison of different models of chronograph.
Creator: Arthur Auwers, 1838-1915.
4p; paper. |
3 Mar. 1869 |
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9/3
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. In German. See A.A. to J.C.A. 25 Apr.1872: this letter a criticism of system employed by J.C.A. to observe stars for the German Astronomical Society.
Creator: Arthur Auwers, 1838-1915.
4p; paper. |
7 Nov. 1871 |
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9/4
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Glad to know, from Cambridge Observations and annual report of R.A.S. that J.C.A. has adapted his procedures to suit the German star survey project.
Creator: Arthur Auwers, 1838-1915.
2p; paper. |
25 Apr. 1872 |
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10/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Father Secchi has published paper based on observations at Collegio Romano, concluding that sun's diameter underwent considerable variation. This would have an effect on the transit of Venus. Has J.C.A. any solar observations for the same period which would help A.A. compare.
Creator: Arthur Auwers, 1838-1915.
2p; paper. |
23 Feb. 1873 |
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10/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. In German. On C.O. star observations being done in co-operation with the Germans.
Creator: Arthur Auwers, 1838-1915.
2p; paper. |
25 May 1887 |
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10/3
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Requesting positions of stars from Cambridge observations.
Creator: Arthur Auwers, 1838-1915.
2p; paper. |
16 Mar. 1888 |
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11/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Thanks for copy of paper on Perturbations of Uranus. Congratulations and best wishes.
Creator: Charles Babbage, 1791-1871.
2p; paper. |
31 Jan. 1847 |
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11/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Regrets J.C.A. cannot tell him how long the Uranus calculations took. Discusses explanation for sun spots as described by M. Decuppis in Comptes Rendus 1839.
Creator: Charles Babbage, 1791-1871.
4p, slip, envelope; paper. |
17 Mar. 1847 |
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12/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Enquiry on behalf of 3rd party: has vol. 22 of the Cambridge Observations appeared yet as it should contain a paper on Bernoulli's numbers in which he is interested.
Creator: Bakhuyzen, H.G. van der Sande, 1838-1923.
2p; paper. |
19 Apr. 1889 |
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13/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. In German. Request for Cambridge star catalogue.
Creator: L. de Ball.
1p; paper. |
3 Apr. 1882 |
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14/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Requesting advice on suitable line of astronomical research.
Creator: Sir Robert Stawell Ball, 1840-1913.
4p; paper. |
25 June 1875 |
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14/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Proposes to study the theory of Jupiter's satellites.
Creator: Sir Robert Stawell Ball, 1840-1913.
1p; paper. |
17 July 1875 |
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14/3
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Requests values of masses of Jupiter's satellites, for book of astronomical constants.
Creator: Sir Robert Stawell Ball, 1840-1913.
2p; paper. |
3 June 1880 |
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14/4
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Thanks for values of masses of Jupiter's satellites. Progress on his work on Jupiter's satellites.
Creator: Sir Robert Stawell Ball, 1840-1913.
4p; paper. |
24 June 1880 |
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15/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. College exam results. J.C.A. is first in first class again.
Creator: Humphrey Lowry Barnicoat, d 1893.
1p; paper. |
1 June 1842 |
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16/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. News of family and friends, following J.C.A's visit.
Creator: C. Barrett.
2p, slip; paper. |
12 Sep. 1850 |
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17/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Thanks for photograph.
Creator: John U. Barrow.
2p, envelope; paper. |
21 Aug. 1890 |
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18/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Thanks for contribution to Chapel Building Fund.
Creator: William Henry Bateson, 1812-1881.
3p; paper. |
16 Dec. 1862 |
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19/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Seeks opinion of his Mechanical Geometry.
Creator: William Henry Bateson, 1812-1881.
3p; paper. |
8 May 1869 |
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20/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Recalling old acquaintanceship. Seeking advice on amateur astronomy. Encloses slip of observation of Jupiter.
Creator: St Vincent Beechey, 1806-1899.
8p, slip; paper. |
18 Mar. 1874 |
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20/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Will pass on letter to Lord Ellesmere, about astrolabe. Conditions for observing in Downham.
Creator: St Vincent Beechey, 1806-1899.
4p, envelope; paper. |
4 Jan. 1878 |
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20/3
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Confusion in trying to match up stars to the star-catalogues with inadequate equipment.
Creator: St Vincent Beechey, 1806-1899.
4p; paper. |
5 June 1880 |
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20/4
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Requests accurate tables for gamma Virginis to help test a newly acquired micrometer.
Creator: St Vincent Beechey, 1806-1899.
3p; paper. |
9 Apr. 1881 |
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21/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. "the law of the curves", "transcendental mathematics".
Creator: Robert Wallis Belt, d 1870.
3p; paper. |
9 Dec. 1846 |
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22/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Requesting help with calendar calculations relating to a Nepalese inscription, written in German.
Creator: Cecil Bendall, 1856-1906.
4p; paper. |
22 Jan. 1886 |
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22/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Requesting help with calendar calculations relating to a Nepalese inscription. Encloses letter from Buhler [missing, but see 5/22/4] outlining the problem.
Creator: Cecil Bendall, 1856-1906.
4p, 2p JCA's calculations, envelope; paper. |
26 Jan. 1886 |
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22/3
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Thanks for help with calendar calculations relating to a Nepalese inscription.
Creator: Cecil Bendall, 1856-1906.
1p; paper. |
29 Jan. 1886 |
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22/4
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Copy of letter to G. Buhler. Calendar calculations relating to a Nepalese inscription. See 5/22/1-3.
Creator: R. Schrein.
4p; paper. |
9 Dec. 1885 |
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23/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Whether and how much the transit instrument at the C.O. is affected by vibration from passing vehicles.
Creator: Thomas Berney, 1816-1895.
3p; paper. |
9 Mar. 1882 |
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24/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Frequency of solar eclipses. Slip with calculation of J.C.A's. Original enclosure on solar eclipses now missing.
Creator: William Henry Besant, 1828-1917.
2p, slip; paper. |
4 May 1889 |
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25/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Undergraduate, wishes to take up astronomy.
Creator: John Henry Paul Bevan, d 1908.
2p; paper. |
12 Oct. 1881 |
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26/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. In French. Wishes to publish account of discovery of Neptune in Le Journal des Savans; seeks information.
Creator: Jean-Baptiste Biot, 1774-1862.
2p; paper. |
26 Feb. 1847 |
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26/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. In French. Is writing account of discovery of Neptune in Le Journal des Savans; seeks further information.
Creator: Jean-Baptiste Biot, 1774-1862.
2p; paper. |
6 Mar. 1847 |
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27/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Rotherham School Board designing school badge of sun rising over British Isles. Seeks most accurate way of depicting this to coincide with personal prejudices.
Creator: William Blazeby.
1p, newspaper cutting, drawing; paper. |
3 Feb. 1876 |
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28/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Letter of introduction for S.J.Boddy, hoping Adams will take him on as a pupil. Comments on "Perturbations of Uranus".
Creator: George Yatman Boddy, d 1902.
3p; paper. |
20 Jan. 1847 |
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28/2
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Printed letter to J.C. Adams. Request for JCA to check biographical entry for himself in Men of the Time 1853.
Creator: Mr Bogue. |
1 Oct. 1852–31 Oct. 1852 |
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29/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Introducing W. Hillhouse who is visiting England. On new method of calculation for special perturbations. Published by G.P.B.; subsequently published as original by Encke; reviewed as original by Hansen. G.P.B. not happy. Advantages of new method.
Creator: G.P. Bond.
4p, envelope; paper. |
24 Apr. 1852 |
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30/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Thank you for Table of Numbers of Bernoulli for journal [Crelle's Journal].
Creator: C.W. Borchards.
1p; paper. |
26 Dec. 1877 |
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30/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Sending copies of paper on Bernoulli's numbers.
Creator: C.W. Borchards.
2p; paper. |
12 Apr. 1879 |
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31/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Dial of Ahaz: ancient eclipses.
Creator: James Whatman Bosanquet, 1804-1877.
4p; paper. |
26 May 1854 |
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31/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Dial of Ahaz: ancient eclipses.
Creator: James Whatman Bosanquet, 1804-1877.
10p; paper. |
13 July 1854 |
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32/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. In French. On behalf of J.B. and M. Shulhof send joint paper on Comet of 1812.
Creator: Joseph Bossert, 1851-1906.
1p; paper. |
24 Dec. 1881 |
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33/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Compiling Cornish bibliography and wishes to have complete list of J.C.A's published works.
Creator: G. Brase.
3p; paper. |
6 May 1869 |
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34/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Flora.
Creator: Hugh Breen.
2p; paper. |
29 Nov. 1847 |
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34/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. J.C.A. suggested that a new determination of the Constant of the Sun, or Parallax was needed. H.B. would like to take this up: seeks advice.
Creator: Hugh Breen.
2p; paper. |
10 Aug. 1853 |
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34/3
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Has found two new observations of Uranus, in 1748 and 1750, in Bradley's unpublished Greenwich Observations.
Creator: Hugh Breen.
3p; paper. |
8 Feb. 1864 |
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34/4
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Further information on observation of Uranus in 1750.
Creator: Hugh Breen.
3p; paper. |
19 Feb. 1864 |
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34/5
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Encloses table of Uranus from Dr. Bradley's observations 1748 and 1750.
Creator: Hugh Breen.
3p, table; paper. |
31 Jan. 1868 |
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35/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Gives ephemeris of new comet.
Creator: James Breen.
3p; paper. |
15 July 1861 |
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36/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Report of efforts to get Adams's discovery of Neptune publicly recognised.
Creator: Sir David Brewster, 1781-1868.
8p, envelope; paper. |
22 Mar. 1847 |
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36/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Progress of D.B's paper on Uranus for the North British Review. Would J.C.A. accept Professorship of Natural Philosophy at St. Andrews if offered, as is likely. Encloses letter awarding him honorary membership [?of St. Andrews] (Missing).
Creator: Sir David Brewster, 1781-1868.
4p; paper. |
14 Apr. 1847 |
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36/3
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Encloses minute of meeting at St. Andrews offering J.C.A. Professorship of Natural Philosophy. Adds few other practical details.
Creator: Sir David Brewster, 1781-1868.
4p, 2p enclosure, envelope; paper. |
17 Apr. 1847 |
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36/4
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Thanks for corrections to D.B.'s paper on Uranus. Encloses (missing) note for J.C.A. to get inserted into Cambridge Journal to counter a paragraph disparaging to the College [St. Andrews?] originally published there. Encloses letter from Dr. Holland, supportive of J.C.A.
Creator: Sir David Brewster, 1781-1868.
3p, envelope; paper. |
9 May 1847 |
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36/5
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Autograph letter signed to Sir David Brewster. Enclosure with D.B. to J.C.A. 9 May 1847. Congratulates D.B. on article [on Uranus in North British Review]; has given copy to Lord Russell and asked for pension for J.C.A. on the basis of it. Ld. R. refused, but H.H. is hopeful he will come round.
Creator: H. Holland.
5p; paper. |
4 May 1847 |
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37/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Trying to discover what changes were made to the 2nd edition of the Principia from Pemberton's suggestions, in his letters among the Portsmouth Papers. Believes JCA may be able to help, and may have found a formula for the motion of the Moon's apogee. See draft of letter from Newton to Cotes (Box 19/1), which was found with this letter.
Creator: Sir David Brewster, 1781-1868.
3p, envelope; paper. |
25 Mar. 1855 |
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37/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Will use the "very interesting letter" J.C.A. has sent in the appendix to the 2nd vol. of the Life of Newton. Would J.C.A. accept the Mathematical Chair at St. Andrews if offered.
Creator: Sir David Brewster, 1781-1868.
2p, envelope; paper. |
22 Apr. 1855 |
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37/3
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Cannot find passage mentioning apogee in Pemberton's letters. Encloses only piece of MS mentioning the apogee. [Probably not the draft letter from Newton to Cotes found in J.C.A.'s papers as this is with an envelope date 21 May 1855]. Further information about mathematical chair at St. Andrews.
Creator: Sir David Brewster, 1781-1868.
4p, envelope; paper. |
6 May 1855 |
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37/4
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Is having application made on J.C.A's behalf for the Mathematical Chair at St. Andrews. Encloses [missing] proof of pages from biography of Newton.
Creator: Sir David Brewster, 1781-1868.
2p, envelope; paper. |
9 May 1855 |
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38/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Could enter the Adams Prize for 1875, as knows the answer to the problem set, but is not going to. See also newspaper cuttings, photographs and offprints of P.J.B. at 42/2.
Creator: Percival John Brine, 1821-1884.
3p; paper. |
27 Jan. 1874 |
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39/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Method for taking stereoscopic picutures.
Creator: A. Brothers.
2p; paper. |
31 Mar. 1871 |
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40/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Quadrature of circle.
Creator: A.H. Brotherton.
1p, 1p diagram, 4p JCA's calculations, envelope; paper. |
24 June 1884 |
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40/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Quadrature of circle.
Creator: A.H. Brotherton.
3p, envelope; paper. |
29 June 1884 |
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40/3
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Quadrature of circle.
Creator: A.H. Brotherton.
3p, envelope; paper. |
2 July 1884 |
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40/4
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Quadrature of circle.
Creator: A.H. Brotherton.
1p, envelope; paper. |
17 July 1884 |
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41/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Quadrature of circle. Encloses diagram: probably one of those in 5/42.
Creator: A.H. Brotherton.
2p, 1p JCA's calculations; paper. |
17 Nov. 1884 |
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41/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Quadrature of circle.
Creator: A.H. Brotherton.
2p; paper. |
21 Nov. 1884 |
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41/3
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Quadrature of circle.
Creator: A.H. Brotherton.
1p; paper. |
16 Dec. 1884 |
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41/4
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Quadrature of circle.
Creator: A.H. Brotherton.
1p; paper. |
22 Dec. 1884 |
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41/5
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Quadrature of circle.
Creator: A.H. Brotherton.
2p, 1p JCA's calculations; paper. |
17 Jan. 1885 |
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41/6
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Quadrature of circle.
Creator: A.H. Brotherton.
1p, 1p diagram; paper. |
21 Jan. 1885 |
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42/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Quadrature of circle. Encloses diagram: probably one of 5/42/4, 5 or 6.
Creator: A.H. Brotherton.
2p; paper. |
5 Oct. 1886 |
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42/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Quadrature of circle. Encloses diagram: probably one of 5/42/4, 5 or 6.
Creator: A.H. Brotherton.
1p; paper. |
17 Nov. 1886 |
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42/3
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Quadrature of circle.
Creator: A.H. Brotherton.
1p, 3p offprint; paper. |
1 Mar. 1886 |
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42/4-6
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Three diagrams sent to J.C. Adams. Three diagrams illustrating quadrature of circle, which cannot with certainty be reunited with the letters to which they belong.
Creator: A.H. Brotherton.
3p; paper. |
1884–1886 |
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43/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Will J.C.A. write an essay for volume on Christianity in relation to modern scientific thought. Christian Evidence Society.
Creator: Walter Raleigh Browne, 1841-1884.
4p; paper. |
20 May 1880 |
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43/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Regrets that J.C.A. will not write an essay for volume on Christianity in relation to modern scientific thought. Christian Evidence Society.
Creator: Walter Raleigh Browne, 1841-1884.
4p; paper. |
28 May 1880 |
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44/1
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Autograph letter to Eliza Adams. Arranging meeting with J.C.A. to ask some astronomical questions.
Creator: Oscar Browning, 1837-1923.
4p, envelope; paper. |
21 Oct. 1877 |
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45/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Values given for the sun's semidiameter in different places in Nautical Almanac differ: why?.
Creator: Edward Brumell, d 1901.
2p; paper. |
28 Mar. 1879 |
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45/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Nautical Almanac for 1836.
Creator: Edward Brumell, d 1901.
2p, envelope; paper. |
7 Apr. 1879 |
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46/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Directorship of Dublin Observatory. Progress of tables of Iris.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
3p; paper. |
5 Oct. 1865 |
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46/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Directorship of Dublin Observatory.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
2p; paper. |
27 Oct. 1865 |
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46/3
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Got Directorship of Dublin Observatory.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
2p; paper. |
6 Dec. 1865 |
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47/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Starting on his way to Ireland: intends visiting Cambridge en-route.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
3p; paper. |
2 Jan. 1866 |
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47/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Arrival in Dublin: state of Observatory instruments and house.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
4p; paper. |
25 Jan. 1866 |
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47/3
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Progress of life in Dublin. Ready to move into the observatory.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
4p; paper. |
11 Feb. 1866 |
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48/1
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Progress of life in Dublin. Mrs B. has arrived. Getting Observatory properly equipped. Offering wine ordered from Germany. How did Dr. Whewell die?.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
4p; paper. |
19 Mar. 1866 |
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48/2
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Progress of life in Dublin. Getting Observatory properly equipped. While waiting finishing Tables of Iris.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
3p; paper. |
25 Mar. 1866 |
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48/3
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Progress of life and the Observatory in Dublin. Experiments by Berlin clockmaker with clock in airtight case.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
4p; paper. |
21 June 1866 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Observations of meteors. Progress of observatory renovation. Has begun observing with such of the equipment as is usable.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
4p; paper. |
22 Nov. 1866 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Tables of Iris. Observations with Ld. Rosse.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
3p; paper. |
28 Jan. 1867 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Sends tables of Iris. Meteors. Progress of renovation and improvements of Observatory and instruments.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
4p; paper. |
27 Nov. 1867 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Encloses ephemeris of Iris (missing) to be published with other tables if possible. Progress of work on the Observatory. Encloses ephemeris of Arethusa.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
3p, slip; paper. |
13 Jan. 1868 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Encloses ephemeris of Iris (missing): forgot yesterday.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
1p; paper. |
14 Jan. 1868 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Progress of work on the Observatory.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
6p; paper. |
4 Jan. 1869 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Requesting reference for Mr Bechaux from the C.O. who has applied for job as Assistant in Dublin.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
3p; paper. |
5 Mar. 1869 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Cost of printing (tables of Iris?). Mr Bechaux to be appointed assistant at Dublin.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
4p; paper. |
30 Mar. 1869 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Getting manuscript (of Tables of Iris?) from Cambridge to the printers.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
3p; paper. |
1 May 1869 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Manuscript (of Tables of Iris). Mr Tiede of Berlin's clocks in airtight cases.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
4p; paper. |
4 May 1869 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Publication of tables of Iris.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
3p; paper. |
26 Oct. 1869 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Publication of tables of Iris. Completed. Have been lost in post. Paper on parallax in progress. Spanish eclipse.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
4p; paper. |
23 Apr. 1870 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Supports Mr. Ball as candidate for Astronomer Royal to replace G.B.Airy. Has moved to Switzerland: news.
Creator: Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, 1821-1891.
4p; paper. |
23 June 1870 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Professorship of Arabic at Cambridge: has just become Professor of Oriental Languages at Heidelberg instead. His parents (F. Brunnow: see elsewhere in Adams correspondence) are with him.
Creator: Rudolph Ernst Brünnow, 1858-1917.
3p; paper. |
6 Apr. 1890 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Paper on Sappho 80.
Creator: Robert Bryant.
2p, 1p calculations; paper. |
9 Feb. 1887 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Secular effects of asteroids on one another.
Creator: Robert Bryant.
3p; paper. |
18 Oct. 1888 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Thanks for J.C.A.'s reply to enquiry on secular effects of asteroids on one another.
Creator: Robert Bryant.
3p; paper. |
22 Oct. 1888 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Date of Full Moon in April 1900 and 1903.
Creator: Samuel Butcher, 1811-1876.
1p, 4p JCA's calculations; paper. |
17 July 1876 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Grant to Observatory. Letter of G.B.Airy enclosed (missing).
Creator: Henry Montagu Butler, 1833-1918.
3p; paper. |
16 Mar. 1888 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Grant to Observatory. Thanks for letter:contents used in reply to G.B.Airy.
Creator: Henry Montagu Butler, 1833-1918.
2p; paper. |
20 Mar. 1888 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Grant to Observatory. G.B. Airy now agrees and speaks of J.C.A. in highest terms.
Creator: Henry Montagu Butler, 1833-1918.
3p; paper. |
23 Mar. 1888 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Brewster's life of Newton.
Creator: Henry Montagu Butler, 1833-1918.
6p; paper. |
20 Apr. 1888 |
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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams. Application for grant for Observatory. Wishes information as provided previous year to forestall objections by G.B. Airy.
Creator: Henry Montagu Butler, 1833-1918.
3p; paper. |
8 Mar. 1889 |
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