Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
- Adams/Box 5-15/Box 7/8/2
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- 27 Oct. 1859
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Hansen, tables of the moon. St. Andrews principalship. News, personal and St Andrews.
Fischer, Frederick William Lewis (1814-1890)
Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Hansen, tables of the moon. St. Andrews principalship. News, personal and St Andrews.
Fischer, Frederick William Lewis (1814-1890)
Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Receipt of cheque for Miss Rogers, needlewoman. Receipt of paper on meteors. Hansen's tables of the Moon? Faultiness of telescopes.
Gibbons, George Buckmaster (d 1884)
Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Calculations from Hansen's tables for R.A.S.
Hind, John Russell (1823-1895) astronomer
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Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Correction of Hansen's Semi-diameter of the moon, from the occultations of stars. Method.
Neison, Edmund (1849-1940) astronomer
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Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Moon's parallax. Hansen's theorem. Books on lunar theory.
Newcomb, Simon (1835-1909) astronomer
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Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Reply to J.C.A.'s of 29th. Comments on article in Mechanics Mag. Dec. 1846. Advises to wait for new observation of New Planet (Neptune) to measure its distance from sun, not to calculate. Thanks for further figures of position of planet. Does not favour Hansen's methods of calculation, nor LeVerrier's use of single observations. On the Lunar & planetary reductions calculated from Camb. Observatory
(See G.B.A. to J.C.A. 27 Mar.1851 for table of Saturn dated 1 Feb.1847).
Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892) Knight, astronomer
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Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Has sent in paper on Jupiter's Mass. Has received paper from Hansen.
Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892) Knight, astronomer
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Encloses (attached) transcript of letter of Hansen 18 Oct.1861 on Lunar acceleration. G.B.A. disagrees with J.C.A. on subject.
Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892) Knight, astronomer
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Encloses solution of Hansen's term in the Lunar theory, to replace one published by JCA: JCA's opinion sought.
Traill, Anthony (1838-1914) provost of Trinity College Dublin
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Sends "elements" required (missing). Hansen's and Burckhardt's lunar tables.
Farley, R (fl 1852-1860)