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Adams/Box 16/10/2
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16 Feb. 1886

Suggests, and if AC approves would like to suggest to the Council of the Senate that Todd be given Hon. MA. Outline of Todd's career from CO, GO, to Australia.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley

Adams/Box 16/10/3
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10 Apr. (No year given.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Probably the reply to 6/7/7 of 10 Apr. [no year]. Reply to question about Plana.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph copy of letter signed to J. Challis

Adams/Box 16/11/1
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12 June 1854

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Acknowledges copy of paper from Philosophical Magazine. Apologises for not making his criticisms clearer before. Sets them out. Regrets any offence caused; will put criticisms into writing for the Phil. Mag., as requested.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Report on Challis's paper "A direct method of obtaining analytically the mean motions of the apses & nodes of the moon's orbit".

Adams/Box 16/11/2
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1 Jan. 1854

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Draft autograph letter to Caroline Anna Croom Robertson

Adams/Box 16/12/1
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7 July 1882

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Apologies for absence from Annual General Meeting of Girton College. Matter which might be raised: election of Miss. Bernard to membership of College, which would improve her status.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph copy of letter signed to G.H. Darwin

Adams/Box 16/12/2
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25 July 1883

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Acknowledges return of papers lent. Comments on proofs sent: corrections to comments on JCA's method of treating tides of long period.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Draft autograph letter signed to W.B. Davis

Adams/Box 16/13/1
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16 Aug. 1878

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Has returned papers corrected: useless to the CO with so many errors. Outline of sources of errors. Requests receipt for payment sent.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to W. De La Rue

Adams/Box 16/13/2
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18 Jan. 1866

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Incomplete. [JCA's comments on De La Rue's speech on awarding Gold Medal of RAS] Theory of moon: where work of Plana and Damoiseau is incorrect and how it might be improved. Errors of Hansen's ditto. Plana's original reception of JCA's theory of the moon.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to W. De La Rue

Adams/Box 16/13/3
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2 Feb. 1866

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

[JCA's comments on De La Rue's speech on awarding Gold Medal of RAS] Acknowledges copy of Hansen's letter sent. Disagrees with H's assertion that he never contested JCA's theory of the secular acceleration of the moon: H caused LeVerrier to attack JCA and Delaunay, and is now adapting his own theory without admitting it might be wrong.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Pressed copy of autograph letter signed to W. De La Rue

Adams/Box 16/13/4
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29 Jan. 1866

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

In French. Sent with De La Rue to JCA 2 Feb.1866 16/11/3. Comments on De La Rue's speech on awarding Gold Medal of RAS to JCA. On the history of the secular variation of the moon's mean motion. PAH never contested JCA's ideas on the secular equations of the moon. On the accuracy of tables of the moon or planets.

Hansen, Peter Andreas (1795-1874) astronomer

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