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Adams/Box 16/10/1
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3 May 1881

JCA's health. Sends introduction to promised paper; rest to follow. ["Note on the inequality in the moon's latitude..." Monthly Notices of RAS Vol.41 (1881)]

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley

Adams/Box 16/10/2
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16 Feb. 1886

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Suggests, and if AC approves would like to suggest to the Council of the Senate that Todd be given Hon. MA. Outline of Todd's career from CO, GO, to Australia.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley

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

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

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 16/20/1
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2 Jan. 1863

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Details of Cayley's papers in the Monthly Notices and Memoirs of the RAS. Details of papers in other journals to follow. Description of Cayley's profession. CD's recent visit to the CO. JCA expects "very shortly to introduce a lady assistant".

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to G.H. Darwin

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/44/3
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(Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Leaves Workman's paper on Singular Solutions for GHD's opinion, as is not in JCA's field. Cayley approves it.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to G.H. Darwin

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/45/3
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16 June 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Sends Dixon's two Essays; GHD already has Cayley's comments. Arrangements for meeting of Smith's Prize examiners.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Draft? autograph letter signed to C.E. Searle

Adams/Box 16/56/2
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20 May 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Wishes to receive honorary degree of Doctor of Science with Stokes and Cayley, therefore wishes to withdraw as University's representative at the University of Bologna's eighth centenary celebrations.

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 16/6/2
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17 Nov. 1858

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Will let AC know if successful in competition for Lowndean Professorship. Outline of position of Professorship in Mathematics in St. Andrews, duties and work load, in case AC interested in applying.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley

Adams/Box 16/6/3
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20 Nov. 1858

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

JCA has been successful in competition for Lowndean Professorship.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

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