St John‘s College Personal Collections

Photograph of bust of J.C. Adams as a young man at Lidcott

Adams/Box 42/19/2a
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1947 (Undated.)

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

'Manuscripts on the perturbations of Uranus by J.C. Adams 1841-1846 arranged and described by R.A. Sampson 1901'

Adams/W.16
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1841-1901

The contents of these MSS are described by Sampson in his article 'A description of Adams's manuscripts on the perturbations of Uranus', Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol. LIV (1901), 143-170, and 20 pages are also reproduced in facsimile.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Paper

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

Drafts for a letter or speech

Adams/Box 19/19/12/1-2
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1819-1892 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

"When my Memoir on the Secular acceleration of the Moon's Mean Motion was communicated to the Royal Society..."; "The object of my Memoir "On the Secular Variation of the Moon's Mean Motion" published in..."

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Riddles, in hand of JCA

Adams/Box 20/20/12/3
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1819-1892 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Notes in hand of Mrs A. on reverse.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Memoranda listing letters written

Adams/Box 20/20/23/5
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1819-1892 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Draft autograph letter signed to the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/48/5
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1819-1892 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Appeal for funds for scholarsips for women at Cambridge.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to unknown recipient

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 38/22/2-3
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1819-1892 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Two copies of "dictated letter". JCA calculating the Gaussian constants of Terrestrail Magnetism. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of paper

Adams/Box 39/18/3
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1819-1892 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

"Card trick & solution by Profr. Adams." Same trick as at 39/18/2. Explanation at end in JCA's hand.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of paper

Adams/Box 39/18/4
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1819-1892 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

"I think it highly desirable that we should endeavour to awaken an interest in the study of the physical sciences..." . Probably evidence given by JCA to the Science Commission.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

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