St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 12/44/3
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22 Nov. 1882

Tides: peculiarities at Southampton noticed by Sir W. Thomson. Encloses extract of Admiralty tide table in explanation. Major Baird to vist G.H. Darwin and JCA about Indian tides.

Roberts, Edward (fl 1877-1890)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 12/46/2
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16 Mar. 1883

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Indian Tides. Corrections before printing new forms for Baird's survey. Baird's meeting with Darwin about the corrections.

Roberts, Edward (fl 1877-1890)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/40/2
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13 May 1889

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Newall telescope. WHMC and Common have written their recommendations for the use of telescope, suggesting Darwin have charge of it. Pleased that JCA is prepared to house it at the Observatory after all.

Christie, Sir William Henry Mahoney (1845-1922) Knight and astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 12/43/1
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18 Aug. 1882

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Indian Tides survey: methods of obtaining results. JCA's suggestions. Genl. Strachey suggested G. Darwin might help. ER to visit Cambridge to show JCA the work in progress.

Roberts, Edward (fl 1877-1890)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/48/2
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25 Dec. 1882

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Encloses some sheets of Pt. 2 of Thomson and Tait's Natural Philosophy containing valuable contributions by George Darwin. High opinion of Darwin; would make excellent Plumian Professor. (Sheets possibly those at 44/6/2).

Thomson, William (1824-1907) Baron Kelvin, mathematician and physicist

Autograph letter signed to G.H. Darwin

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/45/4
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12 Mar. 1889

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Approval of subject [for Adams Prize Essay], of motion of satellite.