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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 9/15/2
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25 Oct. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

J.C.A. and Leverrier. [New planet] J.H. letter to Guardian.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/17/1
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24 Oct. 1848

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Lunar perturbations.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/17/2
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25 Oct. 1848

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Lunar perturbations.

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

Autograph letter signed to the Gresham Committee

Adams/Box 20/20/8/2
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1 Dec. 1854

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Testimonial for JCA for Gresham Professorship of Geometry.

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

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to (?), from Collingwood

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 27
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25 April 1859

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Discusses a paper sent to him by the recipient regarding experiments on electricity

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

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to (?), from Henley Street

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 25
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21 March 1853

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Turns down dinner invitation

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

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to A.J. Carrighan (BA 1803), from Slough

Herschel/Box 1/Carrighan/Box 2/3-4/14
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28 December 1827

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Declines offer of Plumian Chair of astronomy but is flattered by sentiments expressed. Herschel states that he is not sure whether he wants to concentrate solely on astronomy after he has completed his father's work on nebulae. He feels he is better as a private amateur than as a professor and also wishes to pursue other lines of work

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

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to Fearon Fallows (BA 1813) from Slough

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 12
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8 December 1816

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Proposes a renewal of the Cambridge examination system to Fallows who has been made an examiner. Suggests that the time is apposite as there are many supporters of changes

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

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to Henry Wilkinson, from Bath

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 10
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14 August 1816

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Discusses the printing of the translation of Lacroix, asks for news of Cambridge, tells of holiday on Isle of Wight and gives news of Babbage, among other acquaintances

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

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