St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 15/30/2
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30 May 1877

Acknowledges JCA's letters, agreeing to distribute Gauss medals. Royal Society of Sweden would be grateful for JCA's list of typographical errors in the printed edition of Gauss's works. Encloses price list of reprints of Gauss.

Wöhler, Friedrich (1800-1882) chemist

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 15/30/1
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2 May 1877

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Sends a Gauss centenary medal from the Royal Society of Gottingen. Also six more medals for the other British corresponding members of the Society, for JCA to forward.

Wöhler, Friedrich (1800-1882) chemist

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 13/22/1
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26 Jan. 1848

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Determination of constants in Gauss's theory of terrestrial magnetism. ES's observations are as yet too incomplete for JCA's purposes, but may be available in 1850.

Sabine, Sir Edward (1788-1883) Knight, army officer and physicist

Copy of letter to G.W. Hill

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 37/3/2
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27 Mar. 1882

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Comments on GWH's memoir on the application of Gauss's method. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to unknown recipient

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 38/22/2-3
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1819-1892 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Two copies of "dictated letter". JCA calculating the Gaussian constants of Terrestrail Magnetism. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

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