St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/2/2
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1 Apr. 1851

Mr Hind. JCA's pension. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/5/4-5
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20 Jan. 1876

Corrections of Damoiseau's tables of Jupiter's satellites. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to Richard Sheepshanks

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 38/4/2
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13 Sep. 1847

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Satellites of Uranus. Elements of Mr Hind's planet for Monthly Notices of RAS. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to Richard Sheepshanks

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 38/5/2
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10 Dec. 1847

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Giving of RAS Gold Medals to Hind and Encke. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Draft? autograph letter signed to J.R. Hind

Adams/Box 16/38/2
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20 Jan. 1876

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Corrections for Damoiseau's tables of Jupiter's satellites; explanation of how they work and how they should be used.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Draft autograph letter signed to Simon Newcomb

Adams/Box 16/49/1
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10 Feb. 1880

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Proper comparison of Hansen's and Delaunay's equations of Longitude, Latitude and Parallax [of the moon] much needed. Description of such comparisons as already exist. JCA's own parallax tables. Tables of Moon's Ephemeris might be obtained from Hind: JCA will enquire. Hill's computation of the perturbations of Jupiter and Saturn very worthy.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Draft autograph letter to J.R. Hind

Adams/Box 16/38/1
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15 Oct. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Incomplete. Recipient not identified but see JRH to JCA 30 Sep.1846 9/23/3. Acknowledging news of the discovery of the new planet [Neptune, observed by Galle and JRH]

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Typed copy of letter to J.R. Hind