St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 28/32/3
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13 Feb. 1892

Letter of condolence enclosed from Royal Astronomical Society.

Tennant, J F (fl 1884-1892)

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/41/2
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27 Nov. 1884

Merits of different logarithm tables, and the preference of the computers working on the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India.

Tennant, J F (fl 1884-1892)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/42/1
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5 Feb. 1890

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Seeks JCA's advice on whether to send enclosed letter [missing], and wishes his advice on dealing with controversy which has arisen in the RAS.

Tennant, J F (fl 1884-1892)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/41/3
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23 Feb. 1885

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Has Glaisher been asked about the logarithm tables? Request for details of the minutes of the Roman and Washington Conference on Universal Time [Prime Meridian Conference]. Uses of universal time and merits of the American proposal.

Tennant, J F (fl 1884-1892)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/41/4
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16 Jan. 1889

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Sends a prospectus for a French translation by Pasquier of Oppolzer's Lehrbuch. Would be grateful if it could be circulated to encourage sales.

Tennant, J F (fl 1884-1892)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/41/1
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16 Nov. 1884

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Sees a need for readily available, accurate, logarithm tables for ordinary use. Most of those that have been produced are currently unavailable, and the market is too small to encourage most commercial publishers. Wonders whether the University Press might be interested, and whether their name might help sell more copies.

Tennant, J F (fl 1884-1892)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/42/2
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7 Mar. 1890

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Further report on controversy in RAS.

Tennant, J F (fl 1884-1892)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/42/3
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23 Apr. 1890

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Seeks JCA's opinion on enclosed paper [missing]: inspired by Bryant's investigation of orbit of Sappho he has asked Downing to examine the orbit of Juno with a view to correcting Hind's old elements.

Tennant, J F (fl 1884-1892)

Paper

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/41/5
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1866 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

"The eclipse of the Sun August 17th 1866 - central line and limits of totality. In India - 2nd approximation". Signed JFT.

Tennant, J F (fl 1884-1892)

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