St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 16/2/3
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23 Oct. 1845

Journey from Cornwall to Cambridge. Called at Greenwich on the way, but found Mr Airy out, left a paper with the results. Met Thomas, and sends some money via the bank.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 3/2/3
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5 Feb. 1862

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Dining tables. Tindall on Glaciers. Airy on the Oblique Bridge in Phil. Mag.

Bashforth, Francis (1819-1912) mathematician

Copy of letter to G.B. Airy

Adams/Box 34/2/fol.56-61
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28 Apr. 1847

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. Transcript from Airy's correspondence files in RGO Archives, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to G.B. Airy

Adams/Box 33/2/fol.6-8
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25 Sep. 1846

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Neptune. In German, with English translation. Transcript of RGO Archives 7/247 fol.10-15, copied for D.MacAlister 1893-1894.

Encke, Johann Franz (1791-1865) astronomer

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)

Autograph letter signed to John Willis Clark

Adams/Box 29/20/1
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14 Oct. 1892

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

JCA's correspondence with G.B. Airy.

Airy, W (fl 1892)

Printed poem

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)

Autograph letter signed to Donald MacAlister

Adams/Box 29/20/2
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16 Oct. 1892

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

JCA's correspondence with Sedgwick and [probably] Airy. (A "Mrs Routh" is referred to: Airy's daugher married EB Routh. JWC's enquiry was redirected to her brother Wilfrid: see letter from W.Airy to JWC Box. 29/20/1)

Clark, John Willis (1833-1910) Cambridge University Registrary

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 John Willis Clark

Adams/Box 29/20/4
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2 Feb. 1893

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

A. Sedgwick's correspondence with Airy about Neptune.

Sedgwick, Margaret Isabella (1823-1911)

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