St John‘s College Personal Collections

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/21/3
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25 Mar. 1874

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Thanks J.C.A. for letter of 23rd. Has found Delaunay's papers thereto referred.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 6/57/2
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25 Nov. 1865

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Transcript of C. Delaunay to W.D. In French. C.D's opinion of J.C.A.

De La Rue, Warren (1815-1889) chemist and astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/20/1
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14 Feb. 1870

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Sends sketch of speech to Delaunay [on awarding him the Gold Medal of the RAS], written by JCA and given by him, due to illness of RHM. Wishes JCA's name to appear on the printed version.

Manners, R H (fl 1869-1870)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 10/44/1
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22 June 1860

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Tables of moon. Delaunay. Secular acceleration of the moon's mean motion: letters of Plana. Letters of Airy and Whewell to return to JWL.

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

Copy of autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay

Adams/Box 16/19/3
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1 Apr. 1862

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Another copy of 16/19/2. Authorisation for CD to publish JCA's expression of coefficient of principal term of the latitude [of the moon?]. Adds equation for principal inequality of the true latitude, and comparisons with Plana and Pontecoulant's results.