St John‘s College Personal Collections

Autograph letter signed to George Howard Darwin

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 6/47/2
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27 Dec. 1886

Enclosed with G.H.D. to J.C.A. 1/1/1887. In German.

Gyldén, Hugo (1841-1896)

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 12/43/1
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18 Aug. 1882

Indian Tides survey: methods of obtaining results. JCA's suggestions. Genl. Strachey suggested G. Darwin might help. ER to visit Cambridge to show JCA the work in progress.

Roberts, Edward (fl 1877-1890)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 12/44/1
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11 Nov. 1882

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Hong Kong tides: JCA's suggestions needed. Surveys planned for Singapore and Penang. Analysis of results: suggestions sought from JCA and G.H. Darwin.

Roberts, Edward (fl 1877-1890)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 12/44/3
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22 Nov. 1882

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Tides: peculiarities at Southampton noticed by Sir W. Thomson. Encloses extract of Admiralty tide table in explanation. Major Baird to vist G.H. Darwin and JCA about Indian tides.

Roberts, Edward (fl 1877-1890)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 12/46/2
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16 Mar. 1883

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Indian Tides. Corrections before printing new forms for Baird's survey. Baird's meeting with Darwin about the corrections.

Roberts, Edward (fl 1877-1890)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/48/2
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25 Dec. 1882

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Encloses some sheets of Pt. 2 of Thomson and Tait's Natural Philosophy containing valuable contributions by George Darwin. High opinion of Darwin; would make excellent Plumian Professor. (Sheets possibly those at 44/6/2).

Thomson, William (1824-1907) Baron Kelvin, mathematician and physicist

Autograph copy of letter signed to G.H. Darwin