St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 2/18/2
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30 Jan. 1866

Encloses (attached) transcript of letter of Hansen 18 Oct.1861 on Lunar acceleration. G.B.A. disagrees with J.C.A. on subject.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/18/1
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23 Aug. 1865

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Requests comments on article by Allegret in Comptes Rendus July 10 1865 on secular inequality of moon.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/18/3
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5 Dec. 1868

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

G.D. Liveing has passed on equation. perfectly charming. Paper on Transits of Venus.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/19/1
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16 Jan. 1871

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

J.C.A's lectures on the Figure of the Earth.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/19/2
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6 Jan. 1873

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Reply to J.C.A. of the 4th. Presidency of the R.A.S. Sends copy of letter he has written to Cayley.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/20/1
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3 Oct. 1873

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Has working model of Transit of Venus 1874 and wishes to show it to J.C.A. Mrs Airy in poor health.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/20/2
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3 Oct. 1873

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Requests information on Gravitational Astronomy. 1. Lunar Theory; Delaunay Theorie du mouvement de la lune Vol.2 p 803. 2. Laplace on stability of solar system.

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/20/3
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17 Oct. 1873

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Thanks for information about Delaunay, further discussion. (See G.B.A. to J.C.A. 3/10/1873).

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/20/4
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31 Oct. 1873

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Delaunay Theorie du mouvement de la lune. (See G.B.A. to J.C.A. 3 and 17 Oct. 1873).

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

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 2/21/1
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13 Mar. 1874

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Delaunay Theorie du mouvement de la lune. (See G.B.A. to J.C.A. 3, 17 and 31 Oct. 1873)

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

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