Item 48/2 - Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

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Adams/Box 5-15/Box 13/48/2

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GB 275 Adams/Box 5-15/Box 13/48/2

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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

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  • 27 Oct. 1848 (Creation)

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(1794-1855)

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Controversy with Peirce: wishes to avoid it becoming personal. Encloses issue of Monthly Notices of RAS, for correction regarding accurate longitude of planet in 1810. Suggests best technique to avoid controversy to write without reference to opponents, aimed at more general audience.

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