St John‘s College Personal Collections

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/21/2
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14 Mar. 1874

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Requires numerical values for movements of the moon's perigee.

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

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 postcard signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/22/1
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1 May 1874

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Forthcoming visit of Auwers and Struve.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/22/2
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18 Sep. 1874

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Requests J.C.A. or someone appointed by him studies '8 Venus mean longitude - 13 Earth's mean longitude' in the Moon's motion, to settle who is right between Hansen and Delaunay. Will send cheque for Horrocks Memorial later. (See G.B.A. to J.C.A. 28th Oct. 1874).

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/22/3
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28 Oct. 1874

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Encloses cheque for Horrocks Memorial. Regrets that J.C.A. cannot look into 8-13 Lunar inequality. (See G.B.A. to J.C.A. 18 Sept. 1874).

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/23/1
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9 Feb. 1876

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Thanks for copy of Smith's Prize paper. Queries difficult question.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/23/2
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5 Aug. 1878

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Query regarding lunar acceleration.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/23/3
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8 Nov. 1878

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Is sending the astronomical sheets of the Greenwich vol. for 1876. Board of Visitors of R.G.O. instructed G.B.A. to consult J.C.A. on shortening the printing of results. Discusses points of detail.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/23/4
Item
30 Aug. 1879

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Reply to J.C.A's letter of 29th. G.B.A. has been working on same problem (probably acceleration of the moon's mean motion: see Monthly Notices R.A.S. Vol.50 (1880). Compares notes.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/24/1
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31 Jan. 1880

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Thanks J.C.A. for sending set of papers on the Cambridge Observatory.

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

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