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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 10/18/2
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21 Feb. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Airy's Numerical Lunar Theory.

Knobel, Edward Ball (1841-1930) chemist and astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 11/34/1
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7 Jan. 1883

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Airy's numerical lunar theory. Moon's parallax.

Newcomb, Simon (1835-1909) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 12/26/3
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30 July 1873

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Mr Proctor: attack on GB Airy; threats to CP. Possible resignation of CP from Council of RAS. Progress of building and equipment of new Oxford Observatory.

Pritchard, Charles (1808-1893) headmaster and astronomer

Copy of letter to G.B. Airy

Adams/Box 2/34/2
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17 Mar. 1884

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Agrees to take on G.B.A's Numerical Lunar Theory if G.B.A. unable to bring it to press himself. Refers to J.C.A. to G.B.A. of 7 Jun.1883, and has further information to add on the causes of inaccuracy in the numerical coefficients.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to G.B. Airy

Adams/Box 2/35/1
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13 Mar. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

J.C.A. comments on details of G.B.A's Numerical Lunar Theory.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 3/2/3
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5 Feb. 1862

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Dining tables. Tindall on Glaciers. Airy on the Oblique Bridge in Phil. Mag.

Bashforth, Francis (1819-1912) mathematician

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 5/51/4
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23 June 1870

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Supports Mr. Ball as candidate for Astronomer Royal to replace G.B.Airy. Has moved to Switzerland: news.

Brünnow, Franz Friedrich Ernst (1821-1891) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 5/55/2
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20 Mar. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Grant to Observatory. Thanks for letter:contents used in reply to G.B.Airy.

Butler, Henry Montagu (1833-1918) master of Trinity College, Cambridge

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 5/55/5
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8 Mar. 1889

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Application for grant for Observatory. Wishes information as provided previous year to forestall objections by G.B. Airy.

Butler, Henry Montagu (1833-1918) master of Trinity College, Cambridge

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