St John‘s College Personal Collections

"The fall of the apple, or the tipsy philosopher"

Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/5/7
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1800-1891 (Undated.)

Poem against Newton.

Hampden, John (d 1891) Zetetic astronomer

'The most startling question of the day. Sir Isaac Newton!'

Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/5/10
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1800-1891 (Undated.)

'The Zetetic Society offers the liberal premium of one hundred guineas for any demonstrable confirmation of the reality of any one of the elementary conditions on which the globular theory was originally propounded and subsequently accepted and mathematically formulated by Sir Isaac Newton.'

Hampden, John (d 1891) Zetetic astronomer

Notes on Newton's Principia.

Adams/Box 27/4/3
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1819-1892 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Notes on Newton

Adams/Box 27/5/21-35
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1819-1892 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

'Notes on the writing of the Principia'.

Adams/Box 27/4/9-11
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1819-1892 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Various other notes on Newtonian subjects attached.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/16/2
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21 Jan. 1848

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Seyfferth? Planetary and lunar perturbations: Newton, Airy. Leverrier and Neptune.

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 5/37/1
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25 Mar. 1855

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Trying to discover what changes were made to the 2nd edition of the Principia from Pemberton's suggestions, in his letters among the Portsmouth Papers. Believes JCA may be able to help, and may have found a formula for the motion of the Moon's apogee. See draft of letter from Newton to Cotes (Box 19/1), which was found with this letter.

Brewster, Sir David (1781-1868) Knight, natural philosopher and academic administrator

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 5/37/2
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22 Apr. 1855

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Will use the "very interesting letter" J.C.A. has sent in the appendix to the 2nd vol. of the Life of Newton.

Would J.C.A. accept the Mathematical Chair at St. Andrews if offered.

Brewster, Sir David (1781-1868) Knight, natural philosopher and academic administrator

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 5/37/3
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6 May 1855

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Cannot find passage mentioning apogee in Pemberton's letters. Encloses only piece of MS mentioning the apogee. [Probably not the draft letter from Newton to Cotes found in J.C.A.'s papers as this is with an envelope date 21 May 1855]. Further information about mathematical chair at St. Andrews.

Brewster, Sir David (1781-1868) Knight, natural philosopher and academic administrator

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 5/37/4
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9 May 1855

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Is having application made on J.C.A's behalf for the Mathematical Chair at St. Andrews. Encloses [missing] proof of pages from biography of Newton.

Brewster, Sir David (1781-1868) Knight, natural philosopher and academic administrator

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