St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 13/1/1
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29 Oct. (No year given.)

Vibration of elastic rods (bow and arrow). Catholicism.

Rohrs, John Henry (fl 1868-1869)

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/1/1
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30 Dec. 1875

Giving JCA "a rather curious Old Dutch work on Astronomy and kindred subjects". Encloses a problem (finding year in which Easter was on particular date), and poem on Christian Friendship.

Shelton, Thomas (fl 1875-1876)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 3/1/1
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29 Nov. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

The New Planet [Neptune].

Bashforth, Francis (1819-1912) mathematician

Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth

Adams/Box 4/1/1
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16 June 1849 (Dated only "Saturday Eveng". Postmarked 16 Jun.1849. Dated in pencil by later hand "June 16 1848". 16 Jun.1848 was Fri. 16 Jun.1849 was Sat.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Social, following visit.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Cutting from French newspaper announcing WL's discovery of a satellite of Saturn

Adams/Box 43-44/Box 44/1/1
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1848 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Lassell, William (1799-1880) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 15/1/1
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3 Jan. 1870

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Encloses printed paper "The effects of tides on planetary motion", and draws attention to DV's papers on satellites in Philosophical Magazine 1860 and 1861. See also paper on Saturn's rings at 44/7/1.

Vaughan, Daniel (1818-1879)

Autograph letter signed to

Adams/Box 16/1/1
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28 Sep. 1884

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Description of visit to America, to scientific meetings (gave paper on Newton Mss. with photographs), and is travelling on to Prime Meridian Conference.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to Donald MacAlister