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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/23/3
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30 Sep. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Observation of planet of LeVerrier by Galle at Berlin, and Hind at Greenwich. [Neptune].

Hind, John Russell (1823-1895) astronomer

Extract from 'Le National'

Adams/Box 33/15/fol.32-34
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8 Oct. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

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

Unknown (000919)

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

Adams/Box 33/3/fol.12-13
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14 Oct. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. Transcript of RGO Archives 7/247 fol.21-22, 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 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

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

Adams/Box 33/6/fol.31-32
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21 Oct. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. Transcript of RGO Archives 7/247 fol.40-41, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/15/2
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25 Oct. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

J.C.A. and Leverrier. [New planet] J.H. letter to Guardian.

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, 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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/10/1
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5 Dec. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

The New planet [Neptune]. LeVerrier's work in process of being printed in full: thinks JCA should send the RAS his work to be printed and sent to France as soon as possible. Confidential.

Smyth, William Henry (1788-1865)

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

Adams/Box 33/13/fol.18-19
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21 Dec. 1846

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

Typescript copy of article

Adams/Box 40/2/1
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26 Dec. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Typescript copy, made for MacAlister's biography of Adams, of article "Investigation of the rival claims of Adams and LeVerrier to the discovery of the new planet Astraea [sic]" from The Mechanics Magazine. Published under the pseudonym "Exoniensis". [Neptune]

Jerwood, James (1797-1877)

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