The papers comprise Adams's correspondence, notes and diaries, correspondence after his death, transcripts of correspondence and papers made for Donald MacAlister, biographical and miscellaneous material.
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
"The Addendum to Airy's paper in which he arrives at the opposite conclusion... [retardation of the Earth's rotation].
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
Copy of letter to J.W.L. Glaisher
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Correction to be made to JWLG's [Presidential] address [for RAS] about JCA, in favour of Airy's work on the motion of the planets.
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
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
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Application for grant of money for the Observatory: counter to GB Airy's objections that the CO assistants are overpaid. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography. Possible that this particular item is JCA's own file copy.
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Application for grant of money for the Observatory: counter to GB Airy's objections that the CO assistants are overpaid. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography. Possible that this particular item is JCA's own file copy.
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
J.C.A. comments on details of G.B.A's Numerical Lunar Theory.
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Reply to G.B.A. 29 Mar. 1886. Confirms he will be happy to take on publication of Lunar Theory if necessary. Suggests more decimal places and more equations needed to eliminate inequalities of long period in the theory.
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Agrees to take on G.B.A's Numerical Lunar Theory if G.B.A. unable to bring it to press himself. Refers to J.C.A. to G.B.A. of 7 Jun.1883, and has further information to add on the causes of inaccuracy in the numerical coefficients.
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Has been checking errors in G.B.A's Numerical Lunar Theory: cause is Delaunay's coefficients of parallax. Explains why.
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer