St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/19/2
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14 Jan. 1873

Details of forthcoming sale of Babbage's mathematical books. Death of Delaunay. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to S. Newcomb

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/21/2
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1 July 1880

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

See copy at 37/21/1. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography. This particular copy possibly JCA's own.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to S. Newcomb

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/21/3
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7 Feb. 1884

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Motion of the Moon. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to S. Newcomb

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/19/1
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9 Oct. 1866

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Acknowledgement of copy of paper received "Investigation of the orbit of Neptune". Comments on this and other work on the subject. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to S. Newcomb

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/19/3
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6 Sep. 1875

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Answer to enquiry about JCA's paper on the Moon's parallax. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to S. Newcomb

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/20/1
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20 Mar. 1879

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Poor opinion of Neison's publications on the Lunar Theory. Latitude and Longitude of the CO. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to S. Newcomb

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/21/4
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14 July 1884

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Acknowledgement of copy received of Astronomical Papers, for use of Nautical Almanac (US). Forthcoming visit to the US to Prime Meridian Conference. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Draft autograph letter signed to Simon Newcomb

Adams/Box 16/49/1
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10 Feb. 1880

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Proper comparison of Hansen's and Delaunay's equations of Longitude, Latitude and Parallax [of the moon] much needed. Description of such comparisons as already exist. JCA's own parallax tables. Tables of Moon's Ephemeris might be obtained from Hind: JCA will enquire. Hill's computation of the perturbations of Jupiter and Saturn very worthy.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Notes

Adams/Box 27/4/5
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1884 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

"I would remark that whatever weight we may be inclined to attach to the considerations which Professor Newcomb has laid before the Congress...": Prime Meridian Conference, 1884.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Notes "Newcomb's relation between the mean longitudes of Hyperion and Titan is...".

Adams/Box 27/4/4
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1819-1892 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

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