St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 8/7/1
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May 1874 (Dated only "Tuesday night". May 1874 from context.)

Not posted: left in Observatory. Visit of Leverrier and Lassell to C.O.

Graham, Andrew (1815-1908) astronomer

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 13/46/3
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12 Aug. 1848

Exact position of Neptune: reasons for error in calculating it. Error by LeVerrier compounded by Peirce: suggests JCA might untangle muddle. Also Lassell to be asked about the satellites. Will send Greenwich Lunar reductions. Irish politics.

Sheepshanks, Richard (1794-1855) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/33/3
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30 Apr. 1852

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Sends Farley's tables of Lunar Parallax. JCA asked to write and thank him for them. Dealing with JCA's request of 24th. Comptes Rendus for 5 Apr. 1852 contains something by LeVerrier which JCA should see.

Stratford, William Samuel (? 1791-1853) naval officer and astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/15/2
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25 Oct. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

J.C.A. and Leverrier. [New planet] J.H. letter to Guardian.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/33/4
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28 Dec. 1874

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Leverrier theories of Neptune and tables of Saturn. Transit of Venus.

Hind, John Russell (1823-1895) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/39/2
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18 Feb. 1886

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Comparison of heliocentric places of Jupiter from Bouvard and LeVerrier.

Hind, John Russell (1823-1895) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 10/41/4
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12 June 1854

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Encloses copy of JWL to J.Challis 12 Jun. 1854. Forthcoming visit of Leverrier.

Lubbock, Sir John William (1803-1865) 3rd Baronet, astronomer and banker

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 11/6/1
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18 Aug. 1889

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

In French. LeVerrier Recherchces astronomiques.

Magne, E (fl 1889)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 11/6/2
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27 Aug. 1889

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

In French. LeVerrier Recherchces astronomiques. Encloses reply from Secretary of Paris Observatory (11/6/2a)

Magne, E (fl 1889)

Autograph letter signed to U.J.J. Le Verrier

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/25/2
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1 Nov. 1847

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

In French. Enclosed with JRH to JCA 9/25/1. Determination of the orbit of the Satellites of Neptune. See also 13/43/1, Sheepshanks to JCA. Extract apparantly sent to JCA from LeVerrier via Lassell, Sheepshanks and Hind.

Struve, Otto Wilhelm (1819-1905) astronomer

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