St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 36/32/3
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12 June 1885

Detailed instructions for the Nautical Almanac Office for the continuation of Damoiseau's Tables of Jupiter's Satellites. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Typed copy of letter to Edward Roberts

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/28/2
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21 Dec. 1889

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Corrections of Damoiseau's tables of satellites of Jupiter. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Notes on Damoiseau.

Adams/Box 27/5/14-15
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1819-1892 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Notebook

Adams/Box 18/7
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16 May 1855

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Astronomical notes, some dated 16 May 1855. Including "Errata in Pontecoulant's Theorie Analytique" "Errata in Plana's Theorie de la lune", "Errata in Damoiseau's Theorie de la lune". "Extract from Newton's MS used by Pemberton in preparation of 3rd ed. of Principia 16 May 1855", Various memoranda, "Extract from Sherburne's Catalogue of the most eminent Astronomers, Ancient and Modern. London, 1675".

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Draft? autograph letter signed to J.R. Hind

Adams/Box 16/38/2
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20 Jan. 1876

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Corrections for Damoiseau's tables of Jupiter's satellites; explanation of how they work and how they should be used.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to W. De La Rue

Adams/Box 16/13/2
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18 Jan. 1866

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Incomplete. [JCA's comments on De La Rue's speech on awarding Gold Medal of RAS] Theory of moon: where work of Plana and Damoiseau is incorrect and how it might be improved. Errors of Hansen's ditto. Plana's original reception of JCA's theory of the moon.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to J.R. Hind

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/5/4-5
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20 Jan. 1876

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Corrections of Damoiseau's tables of Jupiter's satellites. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/13/3
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12 Jan. 1880

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

In French. Seeks opinion of Memoire sur les Satellites de Jupiter. Sends two papers from Memories de l'Academie de Belgique on the movement of stars in the solar system. Furthering work on Hansen on the relative movement of three bodies. Satellites of Jupiter has been awarded a Damoiseau prize by the Academie des Sciences.

Souillart, C (fl 1878-1893)

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/35/1
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5 Apr. 1877

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Correction of Damoiseau's Tables of Jupiter's satellites.

Hind, John Russell (1823-1895) astronomer

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 14/12/1
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3 Oct. 1878

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

In French. Theory of satellites of Jupiter: query of detail in JCA's "Continuation of Damoiseau's Tables" in the Nautical Almanac, 1881, and associated theory of Laplace.

Souillart, C (fl 1878-1893)

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