St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 10/18/3
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14 June 1888

Forwards letter from Airy on his Numerical Lunar Theory (missing).

Knobel, Edward Ball (1841-1930) chemist and astronomer

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/47/1
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6 May 1888

Correction to be made to JWLG's [Presidential] address [for RAS] about JCA, in favour of Airy's work on the motion of the planets.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to G.B. Airy

Adams/Box 2/35/2
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24 Apr. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Further to letter of Mar. 13th. Suggests sources for more accurate values than those employed by G.B.A. in his Numerical Lunar Theory, and points out one mistake.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 5/55/3
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23 Mar. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Grant to Observatory. G.B. Airy now agrees and speaks of J.C.A. in highest terms.

Butler, Henry Montagu (1833-1918) master of Trinity College, Cambridge

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 5/55/2
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20 Mar. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Grant to Observatory. Thanks for letter:contents used in reply to G.B.Airy.

Butler, Henry Montagu (1833-1918) master of Trinity College, Cambridge

Copy of letter to H.M. Butler

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 36/10/2
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17 Mar. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Application for grant of money for the Observatory: counter to GB Airy's objections that the CO assistants are overpaid. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography. Possible that this particular item is JCA's own file copy.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to H.M. Butler

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 36/10/3
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16 Mar. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Application for grant of money for the Observatory: counter to GB Airy's objections that the CO assistants are overpaid. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography. Possible that this particular item is JCA's own file copy.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams