St John‘s College Personal Collections

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 27/1/8.3
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16 Mar. 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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/10/2
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31 Aug. 1885

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Syllabus of lectures by H.H. at the Royal Coll. of Science for Ireland, enclosed. Newton.

Hennessy, Henry (1826-1901) physicist and inventor

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/16/2
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21 Jan. 1848

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Seyfferth? Planetary and lunar perturbations: Newton, Airy. Leverrier and Neptune.

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 11/20/2
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4 Jan. 1890

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Restoration of Newton's sundial at Colsterworth Church.

Mirehouse, John (1839-1911)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 5/37/4
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9 May 1855

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Is having application made on J.C.A's behalf for the Mathematical Chair at St. Andrews. Encloses [missing] proof of pages from biography of Newton.

Brewster, Sir David (1781-1868) Knight, natural philosopher and academic administrator

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/17/4
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27 Apr. 1869

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

In French. On papers thought to be by Pascal, now believed to be Newton, on the satellites of Jupiter and Saturn. Statement of opinions on the matter quoting UJJL, Chasles and Brewster, for JCA to comment on.

Le Verrier, Urbain Jean Joseph (1811-1877) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 27/1/12
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29 Aug. 1890

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Administration of Newton MSS Syndicate.

White, William (fl 1890)

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

Copy of letter to J.J. Sylvester

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 38/16/1
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27 Apr. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Acknowledgement of copy of paper on Newton and Campbell. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography. Possible that this particular copy is JCA's own.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to J.W.L. Glaisher

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 36/31/1
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19 Feb. 1887

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Comments on address on Newton JWLG is to give. Discussion of Newton's method for the motion of the lunar apse. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

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