Autobiographical sketch, in JCA's own hand
- Adams/Box 42/1/1
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- 1819-1892 (Undated.)
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
Autobiographical sketch, in JCA's own hand
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
Autograph copy of letter signed to G.H. Darwin
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Acknowledges return of papers lent. Comments on proofs sent: corrections to comments on JCA's method of treating tides of long period.
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
Autograph copy of letter signed to J. Challis
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Acknowledges copy of paper from Philosophical Magazine. Apologises for not making his criticisms clearer before. Sets them out. Regrets any offence caused; will put criticisms into writing for the Phil. Mag., as requested.
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
Autograph copy of letter to G.B. Airy
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Ways of spending £2000 of Sheepshanks grant: Transit Circle, Chronographic apparatus, central clock, telegraph wires. See G.B.A. to J.C.A. 16 Jan.1862.
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
Autograph copy of letter to G.B. Airy
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Hansen's memoir on the perturbations of the small planets.
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
Autograph copy of letter to G.B. Airy
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Letter from Hansen to G.B.A. in Monthly Notices R.A.S. Nov. 8 1861. Hansen's memoir on the perturbations of the small planets: where he is wrong; where the translation is at fault.
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
Autograph copy of stanza of German poem with English translation
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Begins "Hier schlaft die Flur".
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Description of visit to America, to scientific meetings (gave paper on Newton Mss. with photographs), and is travelling on to Prime Meridian Conference.
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Acknowledgement of paper on Hansen's theory. AC's treatment of Lunar theory by method of variation of elements is new; outlines the possible difficulties. JCA is applying this method to the secular inequalities of the moon's mean motion, further to paper in PTRS, 1853.
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Acknowledgement of copy of paper on Disturbing functions. Origin of error of Hansen's. Agrees to look at remainder of development of [omega].
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer