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Autograph letter signed to F. Bashforth

Transparent material to draw grids on, to extract numerical tables of Magnetic Elements from Magnetic Charts produced by the Admiralty. Chronograph tables published in Nature. Have need of cook.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to David Gill

CO cannot undertake comparison observations to those of DG's of Mars, due to pressure of work. Suggests Sydney or the Cape. Enclosed with DG. to E.Adams (26/14/2).

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to Augustus Austen Leigh

"Shewn to Mr. Austen Leigh who cannot attend the meeting, and a letter to the same effect was written to Mrs. Croom Robertson". JCA sends his apologies for meeting of Girton Committee. Opinion on the matter of electing Miss Welsh as Mistress. Opinion that offer of Gilchrist scholarship should be accepted and convenient arrangement made with Newnham over it.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley

Acknowledgement of paper on Hansen's theory. AC's treatment of Lunar theory by method of variation of elements is new; outlines the possible difficulties. JCA is applying this method to the secular inequalities of the moon's mean motion, further to paper in PTRS, 1853.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

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