St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 42/17/12
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11 Aug. 1947

Photograph of J.C. Adams in possesson of Mr. Carr of the National Maritime Museum. (Copy of photograph at Box 20/15/2).

Jones, Sir Harold Spencer (1890-1960) Knight, astronomer

Adams/Box 42/17/13
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18 Nov. 1948

Review of WS's John Couch Adams and the discovery of Neptune. Occasional Notes of the RAS, No. 11, in The Observatory, includes anecdote of JCA as undergraduate, which must be untrue as is factually impossible. Request for truth.

Hunter, Alan (1912-1995) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to W.M. Smart

Adams/Box 42/17/8
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1 Dec. 1946

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Controversy with H. Spencer Jones over Airy's part in the discovery of Neptune.

Sadler, Donald Harry (1908-1987) astronomer and mathematician

Autograph letter signed to W.M. Smart

Adams/Box 42/19/5
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27 Nov. 1947

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Memories of JCA in old age.

MacAlister, Edith (fl 1935-1947)

Printed pamphlet

Adams/Box 42/12/1-2
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8 Oct. 1946

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Royal Astronomical Society conversazione to celebrate the centenary of the discovery of Neptune 1946 October 8. It was at this event that W. Smart gave his biographical addresses on JCA and the discovery.

Royal Astronomical Society

Typescript letter signed to W.M. Smart