St John‘s College Personal Collections

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 27/1/8.4
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5 July 1887

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Administration of Newton MSS Syndicate.

Taylor, Charles (1840-1908) Hebrew scholar and Master of St John's College, Cambridge

Lists of location and content of various Newton papers, for the Newton MSS Syndicate

Adams/Box 27/3/1-13
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1872-1888 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Mostly in JCA's hand.

Newton Manuscripts Syndicate

Notes on Newton's Principia.

Adams/Box 27/4/3
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1819-1892 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copies of papers

Adams/Box 27/8
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1872-1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

"On the form of the solid of least resistance" Draft of letter from Newton to David Gregory, 1694... etc. MS copies of documents printed in the Appendix to the Preface of the printed catalogue of the Portsmouth Papers (copy in Box 27).

Newton Manuscripts Syndicate

Autograph letter signed to Eliza Adams

Adams/Box 28/15/3
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17 July 1893

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Seeking letter from JCA about Newton and Bacon.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 5/55/4
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20 Apr. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Brewster's life of Newton.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/1/2
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5 Mar. 1889

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Newton: Portsmouth Collection catalogue. Current work, U.S. Naval Observatory. (Hyperion and Titan).

Hall, Asaph (1829-1907) astronomer

Undated description of the letter of Newton's found in Adams's papers. (19/1)

Adams/Box 19/19/2/1
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1866-1939 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Sampson, Ralph Allen (1866-1939) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 6/51/1
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5 Mar. 1864

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Has written on the errors of Newton on gravitation and attraction. Wishes J.C.A. to examine the MSS No.2 in folder; letter from J. Pullan to J.D. presumably enclosed with this.

Davis, J

Draft? autograph letter signed to C.E. Searle

Adams/Box 16/56/3
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27 May 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

In consultation with Porter suggests that letter of formal thanks drawn up by University Orator be given to Lord Portsmouth for gift of Newton MSS.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

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