St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 2/35/1
Item
13 Mar. 1888

J.C.A. comments on details of G.B.A's Numerical Lunar Theory.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Adams/Box 2/35/2
Item
24 Apr. 1888

Further to letter of Mar. 13th. Suggests sources for more accurate values than those employed by G.B.A. in his Numerical Lunar Theory, and points out one mistake.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 3/2/3
Item
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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 5/51/4
Item
23 June 1870

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Supports Mr. Ball as candidate for Astronomer Royal to replace G.B.Airy. Has moved to Switzerland: news.

Brünnow, Franz Friedrich Ernst (1821-1891) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 5/55/1
Item
16 Mar. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Grant to Observatory. Letter of G.B.Airy enclosed (missing).

Butler, Henry Montagu (1833-1918) master of Trinity College, Cambridge

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 5/55/2
Item
20 Mar. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Grant to Observatory. Thanks for letter:contents used in reply to G.B.Airy.

Butler, Henry Montagu (1833-1918) master of Trinity College, Cambridge

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 5/55/3
Item
23 Mar. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Grant to Observatory. G.B. Airy now agrees and speaks of J.C.A. in highest terms.

Butler, Henry Montagu (1833-1918) master of Trinity College, Cambridge

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 5/55/5
Item
8 Mar. 1889

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Application for grant for Observatory. Wishes information as provided previous year to forestall objections by G.B. Airy.

Butler, Henry Montagu (1833-1918) master of Trinity College, Cambridge

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 6/14/1
Item
11 Apr. 1879

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Resignation of Astronomer Royal from Council of RAS due to Sadler. Good opportunity to reorganise the Council in the interests of astronomy. Would JCA be prepared to resign too, and attend meeting to discuss the matter. List of members of Council and their intended fate.

Christie, Sir William Henry Mahoney (1845-1922) Knight and astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 6/25/1
Item
5 Feb. 1869

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Request for reference, if necessary, as seeks more pupils. De Morgan on signs + and - to Camb. Phil. Soc. Airy on square root of -1.

Cooper, John Edward (1823-1914)

Narrow your results by:

Creator

Name

Subject

Level of description

Showing 152 results