Identity area
Reference code
Adams/Box 2/25/2
Unique identifier
GB 275 Adams/Box 2/25/2
Title
Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
Date(s)
- 13 Dec. 1881 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2p paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1801-1892)
Biographical history
Astronomer Royal, 1835-81.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Lunar distances: substance of G.B.A's paper previously published by Zach. "Nothing new under the sun". Wishes to know how Zach arrived at idea; describes own route.