St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 2/7/2
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12 May 1851

Acknowledges mistake in paper on Figure of the Earth, pointed out by J.C.A. Sends copies of "Suggestions for the Eclipse" and asks if J.C.A. will go to observe it.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/8/2
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17 June 1853

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Encloses logarithms... for four small planets 1836-1850.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/9/1
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5 July 1853

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Comments on J.C.A's paper on Moon's acceleration.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/9/3
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16 Mar. 1854

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Has sent paper on Eclipse of Thales. Thanks J.C.A. for paper on Secular Equation, and discusses mathematical methods employed.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/12/1
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5 May 1856

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Plana's corrections to J.C.A's Secular Equation of the Moon's Longitude.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/13/3
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31 Dec. 1857 (Year not given, 1857 inferred from contents.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Has received computation of path of shadow of eclipse at Stiklastad from Hansen.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/14/2
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15 Apr. 1859

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Wishes to publish J.C.A's paper on Moon's acceleration in Monthly Notices R.A.S.

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

Letter to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/16/1
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22 May 1861

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Circular letter to members of Board of Visitors of R.G.O. offering to show observatory equipment to them.

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

Copy of letter to Arthur Cayley

Adams/Box 2/19/3
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6 Jan. 1873

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Enclosed with G.B.Airy to J.C.A. 6/1/1873. Cannot attend meeting of Council of R.A.S. on 10th and wishes to have his views aired. Disapproves, at length, with reasons, of the Council's nomination of R.A. Proctor for the Society's medal.

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

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