St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams
Fonds
1701-1996

The papers comprise Adams's correspondence, notes and diaries, correspondence after his death, transcripts of correspondence and papers made for Donald MacAlister, biographical and miscellaneous material.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Draft autograph letter to J.F.W. Herschel

Adams/Box 16/37/1
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6 Dec. 1851

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Incomplete. See transcript of complete version. Airy's paper on the eclipse given at meeting of RAS. Description of JCA's view of the eclipse.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to G.B. Airy

Adams/Box 33/3/fol.16-17
Item
15 Oct. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. Transcript of RGO Archives 7/247 fol.25-26, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to G.B. Airy

Adams/Box 33/5/fol.29-30
Item
19 Oct. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. In French. Transcript of RGO Archives 7/247 fol.38-39, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

Le Verrier, Urbain Jean Joseph (1811-1877) astronomer

Copy of letter to G.B. Airy

Adams/Box 33/6/fol.33
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23 Oct. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. In French. Transcript of RGO Archives 7/247 fol.42, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

Arago, Dominique François Jean (1786-1853) physicist

Copy of letter to G.B. Airy

Adams/Box 33/8/fol.48-50
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18 Nov. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. Transcript from Airy's correspondence files in RGO Archives, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to Mrs Airy

Adams/Box 33/10/fol.56-60
Item
6 Dec. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. Transcript from Airy's correspondence files in RGO Archives, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

Sedgwick, Adam (1785-1873) geologist

Copy of letter to G.B. Airy

Adams/Box 33/14/fol.25-26
Item
7 Jan. 1847

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. In French. Transcript from Airy's correspondence files in RGO Archives, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

Le Verrier, Urbain Jean Joseph (1811-1877) astronomer

Copy of letter to G.B. Airy

Adams/Box 33/16/fol.36-37
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21 Jan. 1847

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. Transcript from Airy's correspondence files in RGO Archives, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

Lee, John (1783-1866) antiquary and astronomer

Copy of letter to G.B. Airy

Adams/Box 33/17/fol.45-47
Item
29 Jan. 1847

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. Transcript from Airy's correspondence files in RGO Archives, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

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