St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 2/32/3
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1 Feb. 1866

Hansen's memoir on the perturbations of the small planets.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Adams/Box 2/32/2
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29 Jan. 1866

Letter from Hansen to G.B.A. in Monthly Notices R.A.S. Nov. 8 1861. Hansen's memoir on the perturbations of the small planets: where he is wrong; where the translation is at fault.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley

Adams/Box 16/6/1
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12 Dec. 1855

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Acknowledgement of paper on Hansen's theory. AC's treatment of Lunar theory by method of variation of elements is new; outlines the possible difficulties. JCA is applying this method to the secular inequalities of the moon's mean motion, further to paper in PTRS, 1853.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley

Adams/Box 16/6/4
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25 Jan. 1859

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Acknowledgement of copy of paper on Disturbing functions. Origin of error of Hansen's. Agrees to look at remainder of development of [omega].

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to H.H. Turner

Adams/Box 29/31/1
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24 Dec. 1895

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

In German. JCA's correspondence with Hansen, for Donald MacAlister's biography.

Hargut, Paul (fl 1895)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/13/3
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12 Jan. 1880

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

In French. Seeks opinion of Memoire sur les Satellites de Jupiter. Sends two papers from Memories de l'Academie de Belgique on the movement of stars in the solar system. Furthering work on Hansen on the relative movement of three bodies. Satellites of Jupiter has been awarded a Damoiseau prize by the Academie des Sciences.

Souillart, C (fl 1878-1893)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/26/2
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24 Jan. 1866

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Airy received letter from De La Rue with JCA's comments on Hansen's investigation of Secular Acceleration of Moon's Mean Motion. Discusses error of Hansen's.

Stone, Edward James (1831-1897) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 5/29/1
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24 Apr. 1852

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Introducing W. Hillhouse who is visiting England. On new method of calculation for special perturbations. Published by G.P.B.; subsequently published as original by Encke; reviewed as original by Hansen. G.P.B. not happy. Advantages of new method.

Bond, G P (fl 1852)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 7/4/4
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26 Mar. 1858

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Eclipse. Burckhardt's and Hansen's Lunar tables.

Farley, R (fl 1852-1860)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 7/5/1
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27 Mar. 1858

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Burckhardt's and Hansen's Lunar tables.

Farley, R (fl 1852-1860)

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