St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 33/1/fol.1-2
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12 July 1846

"Suggestions for the examination of a portion of the heavens in search of the external planet which is presumed to exist and to produce disturbances in the motion of Uranus". [Neptune].

Transcript of RGO Archives 7/247 fol.1-4, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 8/10/1
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9 Jan. 1878

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Disputes Prof. Challis's reports on methods of taking readings [with the transit circle?].

Graham, Andrew (1815-1908) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 8/10/3
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28 Sep. 1878

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Proofs for University Press. Square bar micrometer. Prof. Challis's health. C.O. equipment (Adie's thermometer).

Graham, Andrew (1815-1908) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/10/4
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1 Dec. 1854

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

On return of copy of Hansen's tables. On Challis's state of mind

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

Autograph copy of letter signed to J. Challis

Adams/Box 16/11/1
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12 June 1854

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Acknowledges copy of paper from Philosophical Magazine. Apologises for not making his criticisms clearer before. Sets them out. Regrets any offence caused; will put criticisms into writing for the Phil. Mag., as requested.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Report on Challis's paper "A direct method of obtaining analytically the mean motions of the apses & nodes of the moon's orbit".