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 extracts of letters of reminiscences of Adams as an undergraduate from Richard Wall, Francis Bashforth and W.T. Kingsley

Adams/Box 42/6/1
Item
26 Jan. 1892

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Copy made for MacAlister's biography.

Various (000938)

Copy of letter to Francis Bashforth

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 36/7/3
Item
10 May 1890

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Original at 4/30/2. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth

Adams/Box 4/30/2
Item
10 May 1890

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

J.C.A's health. Bashforth's forthcoming book. Bashforth's son to College.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Letters from J.C. Adams, and some from Eliza Adams, to Francis Bashforth

Adams/Box 4
File
16 June 1849-10 May 1890

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth

Adams/Box 4/30/1
Item
19 Jan. 1890

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

J.C.A. paper in Nature (On the trajectories of shot?)

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Typed copy of letter to Francis Bashforth

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 36/7/2
Item
19 Jan. 1890

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Original at 4/30/1. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to Francis Bashforth

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 36/7/1
Item
19 Sep. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Original at 4/29/4. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth

Adams/Box 4/29/4
Item
19 Sep. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Transparent material to draw grids on, to extract numerical tables of Magnetic Elements from Magnetic Charts produced by the Admiralty. Chronograph tables published in Nature. Have need of cook.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth

Adams/Box 4/29/3
Item
27 Aug. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Requires sheets of transparent material to draw grids on, to extract numerical tables of Magnetic Elements from Magnetic Charts produced by the Admiralty.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

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