St John‘s College Personal Collections

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

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

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 36/20/2
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12 Apr. 1859

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

See JCA's draft at 16/16/1; Delaunay's French translation at 36/17/2. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Typed copy of letter to S. Newcomb

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/20/2
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10 Feb. 1880

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Comments on comparison of Hansen and Delaunay's lunar tables. Suggesting co-operative work between British and American Nautical Almanac offices. MS note by Newcomb at end giving permission for confidential sections to be published. See also JCA's draft at 16/49/1). Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 36/20/3
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22 Apr. 1859

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

See JCA's draft at 16/16/2; Delaunay's French translation at 36/17/3. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay

Adams/Box 16/20/3
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20 Dec. 1865

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Another copy of 16/20/2. Appreciation of CD's explanation of discrepancy between value of secular acceleration of moon's mean motion, and that derived from ancient eclipses. Likely to be attacked by Pontecoulant.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

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

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Thanks for information about Delaunay, further discussion. (See G.B.A. to J.C.A. 3/10/1873).

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/20/4
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31 Oct. 1873

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Delaunay Theorie du mouvement de la lune. (See G.B.A. to J.C.A. 3 and 17 Oct. 1873).

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

Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay

Adams/Box 16/21/1
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23 Mar. 1867

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Sends elements of November Meteors from Observation, for communication to French Academy of Sciences. Comparison with other observations.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/21/1
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13 Mar. 1874

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Delaunay Theorie du mouvement de la lune. (See G.B.A. to J.C.A. 3, 17 and 31 Oct. 1873)

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

Copy of letter to C. Delaunay

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 36/21/1
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6 May 1859

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

See JCA's draft at 16/16/3. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

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