Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Wishes to check that Thomson & Tait's book is correct about JCA's and Delaunay's work on the Secular Acceleration of the Moon.
Darwin, Sir George Howard (1845-1912) Knight, mathematician and geophysicist
Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Encloses some sheets of Pt. 2 of Thomson and Tait's Natural Philosophy containing valuable contributions by George Darwin. High opinion of Darwin; would make excellent Plumian Professor. (Sheets possibly those at 44/6/2).
Thomson, William (1824-1907) Baron Kelvin, mathematician and physicist
Part of Papers of John Couch Adams
Question raised by Peters and Maxwell regarding periodic change of latitude in a period of 306 days should be fully investigated. Wishes to know whether any recent work has been done on the subject, and if not asks JCA to undertake it quickly so that results may be available for 2nd ed. of Thomson and Tait [Treatise on natural philosophy]
Thomson, William (1824-1907) Baron Kelvin, mathematician and physicist