St John‘s College Personal Collections

Autograph letter signed to J. Challis

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 15/46/1
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15 Feb. 1844

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Sends all the results of observations of Uranus available. [for JCA to work on]

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

Correspondence between J.C. Adams and Sir George Biddell Airy

Adams/Box 2
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5 Nov. 1845-12 June 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

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

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

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.F.W. Herschel

Adams/Box 33/2/fol.9
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13 Oct. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. Transcript of RGO Archives 7/247 fol.16-17, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/2/2
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14 Oct. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Plans to write R.A.S. an account of English discovery of new planet (Neptune). Requests permission to publish J.C.A.'s correspondence to him. Addressed to "Rev.W.J. Adams".

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

Copy of letter to James Challis