St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/27/2
Item
11 June 1868

Sending papers of Croll's on climate change, with C's permission. Good opinion of JCA's nephew's talents as a geologist.

Ramsay, Sir Andrew Crombie (1814-1891) Knight, geologist

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/29/1
Item
3 Sep. 1847

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Invitation to visit during the festival at Norwich.

Sedgwick, Adam (1785-1873) geologist

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/29/4
Item
22 Feb. (No year given.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Letter of introduction for H. Middleton from South Carolina.

Seeley, Sir John Robert (1834-1895) Knight, historian

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/30/1
Item
24 Nov. 1862

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Pleasure and congratulation that a particular [but unspecified] star has been proved to be a double star, thanks to JCA's work. Progress of building of dome of observatory at Ely.

Selwyn, William (1806-1875) Church of England clergyman

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/30/3
Item
15 Nov. 1884

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Sends stanzas of poetry which he could not trace for JCA while crossing the Atlantic on board the "Germanic".

Smith, Elisha (fl 1884)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/30/4
Item
11 July 1849

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Invitation to party at Kensington Observatory in honour of the new telescope and Lord Rosse's birthday.

South, Sir James (1785-1867) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/31/1
Item
28 July 1854

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Encloses paper on the Genesis of Science.

Spencer, Herbert (fl 1854)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/31/3
Item
26 May 1864

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

JCA expected at Pulkowa Observatory in August for the 25th anniversary of their inauguration.

Struve, Otto Wilhelm (1819-1905) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/34/1
Item
15 Sep. 1886

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Invitation to dinner at York; JCA staying in Scarborough.

Taylor, Isaac (1829-1901) philologist and historian of writing

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/34/3
Item
27 Nov. 1819-27 Nov. 1886 (No year given.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

JCA did not turn up to dinner invitation.

Thompson, William Hepworth (1810-1886) master of Trinity College Cambridge

Narrow your results by:

Part of

Creator

Name

Level of description

Showing 2432 results