St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 34/13/fol.138
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6 Aug. 1878

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

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 13/23/2
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17 Nov. 1864

W.De La Rue: information for award [medal from Royal Society] Kew O. magnetic observations. Encloses letter Airy to Gassiot. (13/23/3)

Sabine, Sir Edward (1788-1883) Knight, army officer and physicist

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 15/34/1
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22 Dec. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Acknowledgement of of gift of paper relating to the discovery of the new planet [Neptune]. Regrets Airy's behaviour in the matter. Sorry to have missed JCA on recent visit to Camb.

Woolley, Joseph (1817-1889) naval architect

Draft? autograph letter signed to Charles Delaunay

Adams/Box 16/19/4
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9 Aug. 1862

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Invitation for CD to come to meeting of British Association in Cambridge, Oct 1862, and to stay at the Observatory. Hopes also to be entertaining Airy.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to Eliza Adams

Adams/Box 28/14/2
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27 Dec. 1892

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Personal. Airy and Neptune controversy.

Glaisher, James Whitbread Lee (1848-1928) mathematician

Autograph letter signed to Donald MacAlister

Adams/Box 29/20/2
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16 Oct. 1892

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

JCA's correspondence with Sedgwick and [probably] Airy. (A "Mrs Routh" is referred to: Airy's daugher married EB Routh. JWC's enquiry was redirected to her brother Wilfrid: see letter from W.Airy to JWC Box. 29/20/1)

Clark, John Willis (1833-1910) Cambridge University Registrary

Autograph letter signed to Donald MacAlister