St John‘s College Personal Collections

Autograph copy of letter signed to J. Challis

Adams/Box 16/11/1
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12 June 1854

Acknowledges copy of paper from Philosophical Magazine. Apologises for not making his criticisms clearer before. Sets them out. Regrets any offence caused; will put criticisms into writing for the Phil. Mag., as requested.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth

Adams/Box 4/22/3
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24 Mar. 1883

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Capillary action. Publication. Powalky. Memorial? to Challis.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to J.W. Lubbock

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/14/1
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6 Dec. 1854

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Gresham Professorship. Challis's poor mathematics in latest paper. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Draft autograph letter signed to James Simms

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/48/4
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22 Jan. 1867

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Not clear to whom addressed: presumed Simms from content (see correspondence re this telescope in 1868-). Requires a case for meteoroscope. Gives specification for object glass for proposed meridian telescope for CO, after consultation with Challis, and further equipment. Requires new quotation.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Report on Challis's paper "A direct method of obtaining analytically the mean motions of the apses & nodes of the moon's orbit".

Adams/Box 16/11/2
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1 Jan. 1854

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

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