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Sylvester, James Joseph (1814-1897) mathematician
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Copy of letter to J.J. Sylvester

Acknowledgement of copy of paper on Newton and Campbell. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography. Possible that this particular copy is JCA's own.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. 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

Parlous state of national affairs. Encloses diagram comparing F.B's ballistics tables with those of Krupps (missing: possibly table with F.B. to J.C.A. of 25 Oct.1881. Box 3/14/2) J.J.Sylvester in Nature, on matrices.

Bashforth, Francis (1819-1912) mathematician

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Iniquities of RAS Council. Stone's questions on sun's motion and lunar tables. Stone. Cayley on the same. Seeing Sylvester.

Pritchard, Charles (1808-1893) headmaster and astronomer

A.Ls.s., from AC to JJS

All on mathematical subjects, apart from final 3 enquiring about JJS's health.

Cayley, Arthur (1821-1895) mathematician