St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 40/4/1
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13 Nov. 1846

Typescript copy, made for MacAlister's biography of Adams, of article "Account of some circumstances historically connected with the discovery of the planet exterior to Uranus", from the Memoirs of the RAS, Vol. 16 p.385. [Neptune]

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/4/1
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29 Apr. 1847

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Quotes extract from letter received from LeVerrier on previous observations of the planet.

JCA to write to Stratford on the name Uranus.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/31/3
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12 June 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Has read J.C.A's notes on G.B.A's Numerical Lunar Theory, and is satisfied, but has discovered major error for himself. (See G.B.A. to J.C.A. 11 Mar.1888).

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/31/2
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26 May 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Has Delaunay published vol. 3 of his Theorie du Mouvement de la lune?

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

Copy of letter to H.M. Butler

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 38/31/1
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15 Mar. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

GBA's opinion of the efficiency of the CO, and that its assistants are overpaid. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography. Possible that this particular copy is one made for JCA at the time of writing of the letter.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/31/1
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11 Mar. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Has read J.C.A's notes in Annual Report, in Monthly Notices R.A.S. on G.B.A's Numerical Lunar Theory. Does not object to remarks, but has discovered major error for himself.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams