St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 3/4/2
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23 Apr. 1865

Progress of work on chronoscope. Opinion of Committee for whom he is working. Laws governing motion of projectiles. Encloses table of readings.

Bashforth, Francis (1819-1912) mathematician

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 3/8/1
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2 Aug. 1866

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Holiday plans. Progress of chronograph experiments. Futher experiments with Naver? instrument and Whitworth Armstrong guns. Difficulties with Committee. Political situation.

Bashforth, Francis (1819-1912) mathematician

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 3/11/3
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20 Nov. 1867

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

"Drop" calculations. Latest experiments with chronograph. Arithmometre. Continuing problems with Committee. Minting school.

Bashforth, Francis (1819-1912) mathematician

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 3/12/3
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21 Aug. 1868

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Paper for Royal Society. Family news.

Bashforth, Francis (1819-1912) mathematician

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 3/14/1
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13 Dec. 1880

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Final report of ballistics research completed and published. Copy to follow. F.B's results widely adopted by Army, Navy and abroad. Royal Soc. medal to Noble. Disapproves. Sylvester medal also. Known enemy of F.B. Deaths of various friends. Politics: Ireland.

Bashforth, Francis (1819-1912) mathematician

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 3/14/2
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25 Oct. 1881

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Capillary attraction. Possible means of publishing the results. Out of pocket on projectile publication. Thomson's Tide predictor at South Kensington Museum. Death of Powalky. Table possibly belongs with one of letters of 1885 on ballistics.

Bashforth, Francis (1819-1912) mathematician

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams