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Papers of John Couch Adams

Adams
Fonds
1701-1996

The papers comprise Adams's correspondence, notes and diaries, correspondence after his death, transcripts of correspondence and papers made for Donald MacAlister, biographical and miscellaneous material.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Adams/Box 19/19/11/5
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1819-1892 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

"According to Newcomb, the perturbns. of Longitude of Uranus by Neptune..."

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 25/12/1
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Nov. 1866

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

"Meteors of November 13-14th 1866. Observations of Stars for adjustment of Instrument. Comparisons of Chronometer..."

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Adams/Box 19/19/11/3
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1819-1892 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

"The Addendum to Airy's paper in which he arrives at the opposite conclusion... [retardation of the Earth's rotation].

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Adams/Box 19/19/11/4
Item
1819-1892 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

"In the Greenwich Obs'ns previous to 1840, the Heliocentric Errors of Long. & Lat. were expressed in terms of the Geocentric Errors & the proper Weight of each resulting equation was given..."

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Adams/Box 19/19/12/3
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1819-1892 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

"Table shewing the weight in Hundredths of a Grain required to move the Index through any number of Divisions..."

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Adams/Box 19/19/4/1
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28 Aug. 1876-2 Sep. 1876

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

"Equilibrium Theory of Tides according to Thomson" Calculations dated 28 Aug. - 2 Sep. 1876.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Adams/Box 19/19/7/1
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7 Dec. 1876-19 Dec. 1876

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

"We will now try another method which occured to me on Dec. 7th 1876..." calculations on the trajectories of shot, from Niven. Workings dated 9 - 19 Dec. 1876.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Adams/Box 19/19/8/1
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18 July 1882

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

"Let h = moon's hour angle, D = distance of moon from Sun... " calculations of the height of tides, including comments on Thomson's method and notation.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Adams/Box 19/19/9/1
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7 Jan. 1878

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

"Indications of date in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, with calculations "From hours L h and alt. [alpha] and lat. [phi] to find decln. [delta].

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

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