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Adams/Box 19/19/11/3
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1819-1892 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

"The Addendum to Airy's paper in which he arrives at the opposite conclusion... [retardation of the Earth's rotation].

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Adams/Box 20/20/12/1
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14 Feb. 1875

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Poem "To a friend." "Apt not to test, but to pooh - pooh..." Refers to Adams, Airy and Neptune.

Cassandra (fl 1875)

Statement of events concerned with the deposit of the paper on the New Planet [Neptune] with Airy in Oct. 1845

Adams/Box 20/20/23/2
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1847-1848 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Note at head in Mrs A's hand "Memoranda given to E.A. for Mr Spencer". See Edward Spencer to JCA 10 Dec. 1847 and 8 Jan. 1848 ( 14/15/2-3).

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/7/3
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5 Dec. 1865

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Award of RAS medal to JCA. Has consulted G.B. Airy.

De La Rue, Warren (1815-1889) chemist and astronomer

Autograph letter signed to his parents

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/43/1
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15 Oct. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Description of stay, with brother Thomas, at Taunton. Is sending him to Tonga with thermometers to record the weather. The new planet has been found according to prediction. Astronomer Royal to give account of it to the RAS, and JCA is to present his calculations. Taking few pupils this term.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to J.W.L. Glaisher

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/47/1
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6 May 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Correction to be made to JWLG's [Presidential] address [for RAS] about JCA, in favour of Airy's work on the motion of the planets.

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 Eliza Adams

Adams/Box 28/14/3
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11 Jan. 1893

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Glaisher's memoir of JCA. Airy and Neptune controversy.

Salmon, George (1819-1904) mathematician and theologian

Autograph letter signed to Eliza Adams

Adams/Box 28/15/1
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8 May 1893

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Glaisher's memoir of JCA. Airy and Neptune controversy. Biographical information about JCA, for MacAlister's biography.

Bashforth, Francis (1819-1912) mathematician

Autograph letter signed to Donald MacAlister

Adams/Box 28/20/1
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17 May 1895

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune controversy. Memories of Airy.

Biddle, D (fl 1895)

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