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Adams/Box 18/6
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Mar. 1854-Apr. 1854

Astronomical notes, some dated Mar. 1854. "Comparison with Bouvard's Tables of Saturn with the formulae in the introduction." "Synoptic statement of the planetary masses employed by LeVerrier in various reseaches." "Mean motion & masses of the planets 8 Mar. 1854" "Calculation of the perturbations of Uranus by Neptune" "Calculation of the orbit of Comet 1856 from Cambridge Obsns. Apl. 1854".

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to George Adams

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/43/2
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27 Oct. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Imminent departure of Thomas for Tonga. Neptune: JCA likely to get some credit; French angry with situation. JCA writing to LeVerrier.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

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

Adams/Box 33/5/fol.25-28
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19 Oct. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. Transcript of RGO Archives 7/247 fol.34-37, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

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

Typed copy of letter to J.R. Hind

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/7/1
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1 Nov. 1886

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Calculation of places of Jupiter and Saturn from LeVerrier's tables. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

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

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/11/2
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15 Jan. 1876

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Announcement of award of RAS medal to UJJL. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography. This particular copy possibly JCA's own.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to J.W. Lubbock

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/12/1
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21 Sep. 1848

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Le Verrier's long inequality of Pallas. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to J.W. Lubbock

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/12/3
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3 Oct. 1848

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. Le Verrier's long inequality of Pallas. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Typescript letter signed to W.M. Smart

Adams/Box 42/19/6
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13 Feb. 1948

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Comments on Smart's essay on JCA. Anecdotes of JCA and LeVerrier.

Chandrasethna, Subrahmanyan (1910-1995) astrophysicist

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 13/38/3
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13 Mar. 1847

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Proceedings of previous day's meeting of R.A.S. Airy's objections to lack of accurate orbit [of Neptune]. Means of calculating that orbit. On the nature of scientific discovery. Regrets that JCA does not have means to exclude LeVerrier from a share in the credit of discovery of Neptune.

Sheepshanks, Richard (1794-1855) astronomer

Copy of letter to W. De La Rue

Adams/Box 16/13/3
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2 Feb. 1866

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

[JCA's comments on De La Rue's speech on awarding Gold Medal of RAS] Acknowledges copy of Hansen's letter sent. Disagrees with H's assertion that he never contested JCA's theory of the secular acceleration of the moon: H caused LeVerrier to attack JCA and Delaunay, and is now adapting his own theory without admitting it might be wrong.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

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