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

Copy of letter to G.B. Airy

Adams/Box 2/32/4
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5 May 1873

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Transit of Venus. Willing to use C.O. telescope to make observations. Has another which might be of use. Suggests techniques for getting most out of the event. Suggests that S.J.C. Dolland telescope might also be used.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to G.B. Airy

Adams/Box 2/33/2
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19 May 1879

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Can think of no sensible way of reducing the length of the Greenwich Observations. Suggests modifications for G.B.A's Numerical Lunar Theory.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to G.B. Airy

Adams/Box 2/34/1
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7 June 1883

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Has been checking errors in G.B.A's Numerical Lunar Theory: cause is Delaunay's coefficients of parallax. Explains why.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to G.B. Airy

Adams/Box 2/34/3
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5 Apr. 1886

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Reply to G.B.A. 29 Mar. 1886. Confirms he will be happy to take on publication of Lunar Theory if necessary. Suggests more decimal places and more equations needed to eliminate inequalities of long period in the theory.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to G.B. Airy

Adams/Box 2/35/2
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24 Apr. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Further to letter of Mar. 13th. Suggests sources for more accurate values than those employed by G.B.A. in his Numerical Lunar Theory, and points out one mistake.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 6/14/1
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11 Apr. 1879

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Resignation of Astronomer Royal from Council of RAS due to Sadler. Good opportunity to reorganise the Council in the interests of astronomy. Would JCA be prepared to resign too, and attend meeting to discuss the matter. List of members of Council and their intended fate.

Christie, Sir William Henry Mahoney (1845-1922) Knight and astronomer

Autograph letter signed to Frances Harrison