St John‘s College Personal Collections

Draft autograph letter signed to Edward Sabine

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/48/3
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3 June 1848

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

JCA expresses support for Lubbock's suggestion that a great telescope should be maintained in the Southern hemisphere.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to J.W. Lubbock

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/12/1
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21 Sep. 1848

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Le Verrier's long inequality of Pallas. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to J.W. Lubbock

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/12/2
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26 Sep. 1848

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Le Verrier's long inequality of Pallas. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to J.W. Lubbock

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/12/3
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3 Oct. 1848

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. Le Verrier's long inequality of Pallas. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to J.W. Lubbock

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/13/1
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26 Dec. 1850

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

College affairs. Neptune. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to J.W. Lubbock

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/13/2
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20 June 1853

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Secular inequality of the moon's mean motion. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to J.W. Lubbock

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/13/3
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29 Dec. 1853

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Secular inequality of the moon's mean motion. Appreciation of Pontecoulant's work. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to J.W. Lubbock

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/14/1
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6 Dec. 1854

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Gresham Professorship. Challis's poor mathematics in latest paper. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to J.W. Lubbock

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/14/2
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26 Mar. 1855

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Examinations for Civil Service appointments in India: fancies becoming an examiner. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to J.W. Lubbock

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/14/3
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5 Apr. 1855

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Ivory's tables of refractions. Indian Civil Service examinations. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

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