St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 16/10/3
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10 Apr. (No year given.)

Probably the reply to 6/7/7 of 10 Apr. [no year]. Reply to question about Plana.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay

Adams/Box 16/18/2
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4 July 1860

Letter of introduction for Pierce. Plana convinced of JCA's and CD's expression of the secular acceleration of moon's mean motion. Hansen and LeVerrier might yet be convinced.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay

Adams/Box 16/19/3
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1 Apr. 1862

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Another copy of 16/19/2. Authorisation for CD to publish JCA's expression of coefficient of principal term of the latitude [of the moon?]. Adds equation for principal inequality of the true latitude, and comparisons with Plana and Pontecoulant's results.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth

Adams/Box 4/2/2
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7 Aug. 1856

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Plana and the moon. Progress of work.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 7/23/1
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7 June 1860

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

J.C.A. paper on the moon: Pontecoulant and Plana controversy.

Gibbons, George Buckmaster (d 1884)

Copy of letter to W. De La Rue

Adams/Box 16/13/2
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18 Jan. 1866

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Incomplete. [JCA's comments on De La Rue's speech on awarding Gold Medal of RAS] Theory of moon: where work of Plana and Damoiseau is incorrect and how it might be improved. Errors of Hansen's ditto. Plana's original reception of JCA's theory of the moon.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Draft autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay

Adams/Box 16/14/2
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25 Mar. 1857

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

[second draft of 16/14/1] Acknowledgement of offer of corresponding membership of [French] Academy of Sciences. Sends offprints of published papers. Description of work forthcoming. Defence of work on lunar theory against Plana.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams