St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 2/1/1
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5 Nov. 1845

Thanks for paper on perturbations of Uranus, left some days since. Query: do assumed perturbations explain error of radius vector of Uranus.

Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892) Knight, astronomer

Copy of paper to James Challis

Adams/Box 33/1/fol.1-2
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12 July 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

"Suggestions for the examination of a portion of the heavens in search of the external planet which is presumed to exist and to produce disturbances in the motion of Uranus". [Neptune].

Transcript of RGO Archives 7/247 fol.1-4, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892) Knight, astronomer

Copy of letter to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 34/1/fol.48-50
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1 Feb. 1847

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. Transcript from Airy's correspondence files in RGO Archives, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892) Knight, astronomer

Copy of letter to U.J.J. Le Verrier

Adams/Box 34/1/fol.52
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28 Feb. 1847

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. Transcript from Airy's correspondence files in RGO Archives, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/10/1
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27 Mar. 1854

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Has written to Hansen to pass on information. Query of point in J.C.A's paper on the Secular Variation of the Moon's Mean Motion.

Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/10/2
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19 Apr. 1854

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Motion of the moon. Quotes letter from Hansen on formulae he used. Requests further information on effects of one planet on motion of another.

Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/10/3
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25 Nov. 1854

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Sends paper from Encke. Asks if J.C.A. has studied Hansen's solar tables, as he wants them back.

Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/10/4
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1 Dec. 1854

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

On return of copy of Hansen's tables. On Challis's state of mind

Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892) Knight, astronomer

Copy of letter to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 34/10/fol.112
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26 Jan. 1859

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Lunar acceleration. Transcript from Airy's correspondence files in RGO Archives, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892) Knight, astronomer

Copy of letter to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 34/10/fol.115
Item
15 Apr. 1859

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Lunar acceleration. Transcript from Airy's correspondence files in RGO Archives, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892) Knight, astronomer

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