St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 16/7/1
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28 Apr. 1860

Acknowledgement of AC's papers on Disturbed Elliptic Motion etc. Request to have separate copies privately printed of paper on Secular acceleration [of moon's mean motion]. Corrections and additions to be made. [See "Reply to various objections against the theory... [M de Pontecoulant]" Monthly Notices RAS. Vol.20 (1860) Collected papers Vol.1 p160]

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley

Adams/Box 16/7/2
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14 May 1860 (No year given: assumed from contents.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Sends a postscript to be added to paper on Secular equation [acceleration of moon's mean motion]. Corrections to be made to original paper. [See "Reply to various objections against the theory... [M de Pontecoulant]" Monthly Notices RAS. Vol.20 (1860) Collected papers Vol.1 p160]

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley

Adams/Box 16/7/3
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22 May 1860 (No year given: assumed from contents.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Acknowledgement of proof of paper corrections now final. [See "Reply to various objections against the theory... [M de Pontecoulant]" Monthly Notices RAS. Vol.20 (1860) Collected papers Vol.1 p160]

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley

Adams/Box 16/9/1
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12 Feb. 1879

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Encloses letters from Lubbock and Mme de Pontecoulant re: publication of Pontecoulant's unfinished work on Theory of tides, for AC's suggestions as to what might best be done.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley

Adams/Box 16/9/2
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25 Mar. 1879

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Opinion of enclosed [missing] MS of Pontecoulant's unfinished work.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to A. Cayley

Adams/Box 16/9/3
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25 Mar. 1879

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Sent with 16/7/1. Asks AC to look at MS and form his own opinion. Encloses Mlle de Pontecoulant's letter to JCA, and note to her, possibly from Puiseaux [both missing].

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams