Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Typescript copy, made for MacAlister's biography of Adams, of article "Account of some circumstances historically connected with the discovery of the planet exterior to Uranus", from the Memoirs of the RAS, Vol. 16 p.385. [Neptune]
Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892) Knight, astronomer
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Typescript copy, made for MacAlister's biography of Adams, of article "Investigation of the rival claims of Adams and LeVerrier to the discovery of the new planet Astraea [sic]" from The Mechanics Magazine. Published under the pseudonym "Exoniensis". [Neptune]
Jerwood, James (1797-1877)
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Typescript copy, made for MacAlister's biography of Adams, of article "An account of observations undertaken in search of the planet discovered at Berlin on Sept. 23, 1846", from the Memoirs of the RAS, Vol. 16 p.415. [Neptune]
Challis, James (1803-1882) astronomer and physicist
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Typescript report of the meeting in the Jerusalem Chamber and unveiling of medallion in the Abbey, dated Saturday 23 [May 1895]. (This conflicts with the date given by JWL Glaisher in his "Biographical Memoir" in Vol. 1 of the Collected Papers.)
MS eulogy of Adams's achievements "This year 1895, which was the completion of the scheme for commemorating Professor Adams...". Probably the words spoken by the Master of SJC on the same occasion.
Adams Memorial Committee
Typescript and MS of lecture on Adams given in St John's to the University Extension Students
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
MacAlister, Sir Donald (1854-1934) 1st Baronet, physician and medical administrator
Typed transcript of letter to J.E. Hilgard
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Enclosed with 9/20/1: J.E.Hilgard to J.C.A.. Harmonic analysis of tides, St. Thomas, West Indies.
Ferrel, W (fl 1885)
Typed letter signed to James Porter
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Subscription Adams Memorial Committee.
Stokes, Sir George Gabriel (1819-1903) 1st Baronet, physicist
Typed letter signed to Eliza Adams
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Tablet in Laneast Church.
Graff, Edward Charles (fl 1907)
Typed copy of letter to W. Godward
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Detailed instructions for the calculation of tables [of Jupiter's satellites?] by the Nautical Almanac Office. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
Typed copy of letter to W. Godward
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Detailed instructions for the Nautical Almanac Office for the continuation of Damoiseau's Tables of Jupiter's Satellites. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer