St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/7/3
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17 Feb. 1890

Comparison of LeVerrier's and Bouvard's tables of Saturn. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Typed copy of letter to J.R. Hind

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/7/1
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1 Nov. 1886

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Calculation of places of Jupiter and Saturn from LeVerrier's tables. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to U.J.J. Le Verrier

Adams/Box 34/1/fol.52
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28 Feb. 1847

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. Transcript from Airy's correspondence files in RGO Archives, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

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

Extract from 'Le National'

Adams/Box 33/15/fol.32-34
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8 Oct. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. Transcript from Airy's correspondence files in RGO Archives, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

Unknown (000919)

Copy of letter to U.J.J. Le Verrier

Adams/Box 33/15/fol.29-31
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12 Jan. 1847

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. Transcript from Airy's correspondence files in RGO Archives, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

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

Copy of letter to unknown recipient

Adams/Box 33/14/fol.27-28
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8 Jan. 1847

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. Letter from some members (unspecified) of the Royal Astronomical Society, asking for support against the name "LeVerrier" for the new planet. Marked as "not sent". Transcript from Airy's correspondence files in RGO Archives, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

Members of the Royal Astronomical Society

Copy of letter to U.J.J. Le Verrier