St John‘s College Personal Collections

Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth

Adams/Box 4/3/3
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13 July 1857

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

The Moon. Sends calculations so far (on letter) and encloses paper of Powalky's (missing). Stokes's marriage.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth

Adams/Box 4/9/1
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5 June 1865

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

F.B. to bring papers from R.S. for Stokes

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 3/22/3
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20 Dec. 1887

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

State of agriculture in Minting. Allotments. Chonograph experiments at Lydd. Publication of tables. Stokes. Royal Society.

Bashforth, Francis (1819-1912) mathematician

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 13/4/3
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17 Feb. (No year given.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Written from Hampstead. Aurora Borealis. [Smith's Prize questions] Method of Sylvester for partition of numbers [Ferrers Graphs.?] Riddles. Paper on Motion of Sphere with fluid centre, retardation of earth. Still with Stokes. Thomson. Opinion of Stokes.

Rohrs, John Henry (fl 1868-1869)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 13/4/4
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14 Mar. (No year given.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Written from Hampstead. Error in paper on Motion of Sphere with fluid centre, retardation of earth. Still with Stokes. Will withdraw it, assuming C Phil. Soc. does not want it.

Rohrs, John Henry (fl 1868-1869)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/4/2
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14 May 1888 (No year given: 1888 from context.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Wishes to know what JCA has decided about going to Bologna [which clashed with his receiving honorary degree with AC and Stokes]. See correspondence between JCA and Vice Chancellor.

Cayley, Arthur (1821-1895) mathematician

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams