St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 6/66/1
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12 Aug. 1863

In French. Acknowledges honour done him by Camb. Phil. Soc. A. Cayley and corresponding membership of L'Academie des Sciences. See also slip attached to C.D. to J.C.A. 22 Dec.1862.

Delaunay, Charles-Eugène (1816-1872) astronomer and mathematician

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/19/2
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6 Jan. 1873

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Reply to J.C.A. of the 4th. Presidency of the R.A.S. Sends copy of letter he has written to Cayley.

Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/24/4
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10 Apr. 1880

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

G.B.A. has read paper on Lunar Acceleration before the R.A.S. Regrets that neither J.C.A. nor A. Cayley was there to hear it.

Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 6/65/4
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22 Dec. 1862

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

In French. Wishes to present A. Cayley as corresponding member for the Astronomical Section of L'Academie des Sciences. Requires details of his publications and career. Accompanied by slip with notes on copying of letters (for D. Macalister for biography). Applied also to J.C.A. to C.D. 2 Jan.1863 and C.D. to J.C.A. 12 Aug.1863.

Delaunay, Charles-Eugène (1816-1872) astronomer and mathematician

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 10/34/2
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22 Mar. 1866

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Secular Acceleration of Moon's mean motion: De La Rue's address, Cayley, Hansen.

Lloyd, Humphrey (1800-1881) physicist and university administrator

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 12/27/2
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8 Jan. 1884

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Iniquities of RAS Council. Stone's questions on sun's motion and lunar tables. Stone. Cayley on the same. Seeing Sylvester.

Pritchard, Charles (1808-1893) headmaster and astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 7/25/2
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4 May 1863

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Congratulations on marriage. A. Cayley elected corresponding member of L'Institut Francais. Finding positions of fixed stars.

Gibbons, George Buckmaster (d 1884)

Copy of letter to Arthur Cayley

Adams/Box 2/19/3
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6 Jan. 1873

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Enclosed with G.B.Airy to J.C.A. 6/1/1873. Cannot attend meeting of Council of R.A.S. on 10th and wishes to have his views aired. Disapproves, at length, with reasons, of the Council's nomination of R.A. Proctor for the Society's medal.

Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892) Knight, astronomer

Draft? autograph letter signed to C.E. Searle

Adams/Box 16/56/2
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20 May 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

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.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay

Adams/Box 16/20/1
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2 Jan. 1863

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

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".

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

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