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Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/16/2
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21 Jan. 1848

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Seyfferth? Planetary and lunar perturbations: Newton, Airy. Leverrier and Neptune.

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

Copy of letter to A. De Morgan

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 38/34/2
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24 Apr. 1848

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Diplomas and Testimonials of RAS. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/13/2
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7 May 1848

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Requests most accurate elements of orbits of Neptune and Uranus, for new edition of Astronomy.

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

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to William Empson, editor of the Edinburgh Review, from Collingwood

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 22
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16 July 1848

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Notes the recovery of Mrs. Jeffrey and is sure that this will bring much relief to Lord Jeffrey. Discusses a book on the Royal Society and one entitled 'Kosmos' of which Herschel declines to write the second volume

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

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to 'My Dear General', from Collingwood

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 23
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11 August 1848

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Discusses a memorandum about refraction written by the General. Suggests sources for more information and examples

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/16/3
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22 Sep. 1848

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Sends copy of letter to Leverrier [9/16/4]. Leverrier, Neptune. Dr. Nicols book on Neptune. Airy's Gravitation.

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

Copy of letter to U.J.J. Le Verrier

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/16/4
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22 Sep. 1848

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Enclosed with 9/16/3. Letter of support for Neptune as the cause of the perturbations of Uranus, against the attacks of Peirce and Babinet.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/17/1
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24 Oct. 1848

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Lunar perturbations.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/17/2
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25 Oct. 1848

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Lunar perturbations.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/17/3
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16 Nov. 1848

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Pierce's Perturbations of Uranus. J.C.A's On the perturbations of Uranus. [Neptune].

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

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