St John‘s College Personal Collections

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

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 2/34/3
Item
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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 10/18/1
Item
4 Feb. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Notice [in Mthly Nots. R.A.S.] on 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 10/18/2
Item
21 Feb. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Airy's Numerical Lunar Theory.

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

Copy of letter to G.B. Airy

Adams/Box 2/35/1
Item
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

Copy of letter to H.M. Butler

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 36/10/3
Item
16 Mar. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Application for grant of money for the Observatory: counter to GB Airy's objections that the CO assistants are overpaid. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography. Possible that this particular item is JCA's own file copy.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 5/55/1
Item
16 Mar. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Grant to Observatory. Letter of G.B.Airy enclosed (missing).

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

Copy of letter to H.M. Butler

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 36/10/2
Item
17 Mar. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Application for grant of money for the Observatory: counter to GB Airy's objections that the CO assistants are overpaid. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography. Possible that this particular item is JCA's own file copy.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 5/55/2
Item
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 5/55/3
Item
23 Mar. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Grant to Observatory. G.B. Airy now agrees and speaks of J.C.A. in highest terms.

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

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