St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 15/46/1
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15 Feb. 1844

Sends all the results of observations of Uranus available. [for JCA to work on]

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

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 15/44/1
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12 Apr. 1847

In JCA's hand. Sends two equations from Hansen to explain the inequality of the moon's motion [missing]. Requests that JCA may be allowed to see the letter.

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

Copy of letter to J.P. Gassiot

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 13/23/3
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15 Nov. 1864

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Enclosed with E. Sabine to J.C. Adams (13/23/2). Kew O. magnetic observations: GBA concedes Kew's accuracy. (Gassiot Chairman of K.O.)

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

Copy of letter, incomplete, to Franke Parker

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 12/4/2
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1 Sep. 1855

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Enclosed with F.P. to J.C.A. (12/4/1). Influence of JCA on GBA's paper on eclipses.

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

Typescript copy of article

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

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

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

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

Copy of letter to J.C. Adams