St John‘s College Personal Collections

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

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

Autograph copy of letter signed to J. Challis

Adams/Box 16/11/1
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12 June 1854

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

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

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