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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/33/3
Item
7 Dec. 1874

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Encloses copy of Leverrier on tables of Jupiter, and Saturn. Transit of Venus.

Hind, John Russell (1823-1895) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/33/5
Item
1874 (Undated. Possibly 1874 from contents.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Leverrier's Tables of Jupiter, work on Saturn.

Hind, John Russell (1823-1895) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/34/2
Item
17 Jan. 1876

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Jupiter's satellites for N.A. Leverrier's tables of Saturn.

Hind, John Russell (1823-1895) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/34/3
Item
10 Feb. 1876

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Leverrier, message. Perturbations of Jupiter used in N.A.Office.

Hind, John Russell (1823-1895) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/41/1
Item
5 May 1869

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Leverrier and Chasles. Newton papers; Lord Portsmouth.

Hirst, Thomas Archer (1830-1892) mathematician

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 10/45/2
Item
11 Apr. 1853 (No year given. Possibly 1853.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Has written to Beaufort and Lord Roper [about what?]. Leverrier to stay: invitation to meet.

Lubbock, Sir John William (1803-1865) 3rd Baronet, astronomer and banker

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 11/6/4
Item
11 Oct. 1889

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

In French. LeVerrier Recherches astronomiques.

Magne, E (fl 1889)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/3/2
Item
1 Feb. 1847

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Reply to J.C.A.'s of 29th. Comments on article in Mechanics Mag. Dec. 1846. Advises to wait for new observation of New Planet (Neptune) to measure its distance from sun, not to calculate. Thanks for further figures of position of planet. Does not favour Hansen's methods of calculation, nor LeVerrier's use of single observations. On the Lunar & planetary reductions calculated from Camb. Observatory

(See G.B.A. to J.C.A. 27 Mar.1851 for table of Saturn dated 1 Feb.1847).

Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 13/49/2
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8 Jan. 1849

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Request for JCA to write report for RAS annual report on attack on LeVerrier and his reply. Wishes that he might have similar justification from JCA on his own account. Business for next meeting of RAS.

Sheepshanks, Richard (1794-1855) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/10/1
Item
5 Dec. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

The New planet [Neptune]. LeVerrier's work in process of being printed in full: thinks JCA should send the RAS his work to be printed and sent to France as soon as possible. Confidential.

Smyth, William Henry (1788-1865)

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