St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 2/19/2
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6 Jan. 1873

Reply to J.C.A. of the 4th. Presidency of the R.A.S. Sends copy of letter he has written to Cayley.

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

Adams/Box 2/2/2
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14 Oct. 1846

Plans to write R.A.S. an account of English discovery of new planet (Neptune). Requests permission to publish J.C.A.'s correspondence to him. Addressed to "Rev.W.J. Adams".

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/2/3
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20 Nov. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Thanks for note of 18th. Mentioned J.C.A.'s lack of response to query in the published correspondence only because it was already public and seemed necessary to the full account. Makes suggestion for further table to accompany memoir of perturbations of Uranus.

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

Copy of letter to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 34/2/fol.55
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27 Apr. 1847

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. Transcript from Airy's correspondence files in RGO Archives, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/20/1
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3 Oct. 1873

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Has working model of Transit of Venus 1874 and wishes to show it to J.C.A. Mrs Airy in poor health.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/20/2
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3 Oct. 1873

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Requests information on Gravitational Astronomy. 1. Lunar Theory; Delaunay Theorie du mouvement de la lune Vol.2 p 803. 2. Laplace on stability of solar system.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams