St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 16/9/3
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25 Mar. 1879

Sent with 16/7/1. Asks AC to look at MS and form his own opinion. Encloses Mlle de Pontecoulant's letter to JCA, and note to her, possibly from Puiseaux [both missing].

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

Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley

Adams/Box 16/8/1
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25 Nov. 1861

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Returns AC's papers. Pleased AC is likely to work on Lunar acceleration again.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley

Adams/Box 16/8/2
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1 Aug. 1878

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Has given advice to J.L. Challis to deal with unsatisfactory response from Bp. of Oxford [re: benefice of Stone]. Council of RAS acted in good faith appointing him; JCA promised to consult AC to see if more could be done.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley

Adams/Box 16/10/1
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3 May 1881

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

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 Arthur Cayley

Adams/Box 28/17/3
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6 Dec. 1893

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

In French. JCA's correspondence. Endorsed to EA by Cayley at head.

Hermite, Ph (fl 1893)

Autograph letter signed to Donald MacAlister

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 26/17/2
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21 July 1892

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Information for JCA's biography: encloses letter JCA to Cayley, and quote from Romilly. Current Univeristy affairs: discussion about students from New Zealand.

Clark, John Willis (1833-1910) Cambridge University Registrary

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

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

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