Adams, John Couch, 1819-1892 (astronomer)
Dates
- Existence: 1819 - 1892
Biography
John Couch Adams (1819-1892) was born on 5 June 1819 at Lidcot, Cornwall. He entered St John's College, Cambridge, in 1839, and became a fellow and tutor after graduating in 1843. Thereafter, he was a fellow of Pembroke College from 1853 until his death. Adams discovered the planet Neptune while carrying out astronomical observations during 1841-1845, and deposited his results with the Royal Greenwich Observatory. He was Professor of Mathematics at the University of St Andrew's, 1858-1859, and became Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry at Cambridge University in 1858. He was appointed Director of the Cambridge Observatory in 1861, and was President of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1851-1853 and 1874-1876. He died on 21 January 1892.
Found in 84 Collections and/or Records:
Copies of an English translation in Newton's hand of Leibnitz's letter to Chamberlayne; and of a letter fron Newton to Des Maizeaux, c 1880
See 3968.27: 401 ff.
Copies of Correspondence between Isaac Newton and David Gregory, c 1880 (Original letters dated c 1691.)
The Portsmouth Collection is the principal collection of Isaac Newton's scientific and mathematical papers, including early drafts of the Principia, and his correspondence with Oldenburg, Halley Flamsteed and many of the other most prominent scientists of his day.
Copies of Correspondence between Isaac Newton and Edmund Halley, c 1880 (Original Letter dated 16 February 1724/5.)
The Portsmouth Collection is the principal collection of Isaac Newton's scientific and mathematical papers, including early drafts of the Principia, and his correspondence with Oldenburg, Halley Flamsteed and many of the other most prominent scientists of his day.
Copies of Correspondence between John Theophilus Desaguliers, Henry Pemberton and Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letters dated between 29 April 1725 and 9 February 1726.)
The Portsmouth Collection is the principal collection of Isaac Newton's scientific and mathematical papers, including early drafts of the Principia, and his correspondence with Oldenburg, Halley Flamsteed and many of the other most prominent scientists of his day.
Copies of Correspondence between Keill and Newton, c 1880
7 Letters, including one from T Johnson to Keill and one from Variguon(?) to Newton
Copies of Correspondence between Newton, Varignon and Bernouilli, c 1880 (Original letter dated 18 September 1721.)
The Portsmouth Collection is the principal collection of Isaac Newton's scientific and mathematical papers, including early drafts of the Principia, and his correspondence with Oldenburg, Halley Flamsteed and many of the other most prominent scientists of his day.
Copies of Correspondence between Varignon and Newton, c 1880 (Original letters dated c 1719-1720.)
cf Keynes MS 142; 3968.42: 596r
Copies of Correspondence Relating to Isaac Newton After His Death, c 1880 (Original letters c 1727.)
Includes family tree (f.699r)
Copies of Letters from Cotes, Keill and Crownfield to Newton, c 1880 (Original letter dated from 21 September 1710 to 11 July 1711.)
9 Letters
Copies of letters from De Hatzfeld and Horne to Newton, c 1880 (Hatzfeld letter undated; Horne dated '22 August' only.)
The Portsmouth Collection is the principal collection of Isaac Newton's scientific and mathematical papers, including early drafts of the Principia, and his correspondence with Oldenburg, Halley Flamsteed and many of the other most prominent scientists of his day.
Copies of Letters from Edmund Halley to Isaac Newton and Thomas Molyneux, and from John Flamsteed to Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letter dated 28 November 1696.)
The Portsmouth Collection is the principal collection of Isaac Newton's scientific and mathematical papers, including early drafts of the Principia, and his correspondence with Oldenburg, Halley Flamsteed and many of the other most prominent scientists of his day.
Copies of letters from Gilbert Clerke to Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letters dated from 26 September 1687 to 21 November 1687.)
The Portsmouth Collection is the principal collection of Isaac Newton's scientific and mathematical papers, including early drafts of the Principia, and his correspondence with Oldenburg, Halley Flamsteed and many of the other most prominent scientists of his day.
Copies of letters from Halley to Newton, c 1880 (Original letter dated 28 September 1695.)
Five letters
Copies of Letters from John Flamsteed to Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letter dated 11 October 1694.)
The Portsmouth Collection is the principal collection of Isaac Newton's scientific and mathematical papers, including early drafts of the Principia, and his correspondence with Oldenburg, Halley Flamsteed and many of the other most prominent scientists of his day.
Copies of letters from John Flamsteed to Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letters dated from 11January to 21 March 1695/6.)
The Portsmouth Collection is the principal collection of Isaac Newton's scientific and mathematical papers, including early drafts of the Principia, and his correspondence with Oldenburg, Halley Flamsteed and many of the other most prominent scientists of his day.
Copies of letters from Pemberton to Newton, concerning the second edition of the Principia, c 1880
The Portsmouth Collection is the principal collection of Isaac Newton's scientific and mathematical papers, including early drafts of the Principia, and his correspondence with Oldenburg, Halley Flamsteed and many of the other most prominent scientists of his day.
Copies of Letters from William Derham and John Lee relating to a biography of Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letters dated 18 July 1733 to '9 August 1833'. The latter is, of course, a mis-copying for 1733.)
The Portsmouth Collection is the principal collection of Isaac Newton's scientific and mathematical papers, including early drafts of the Principia, and his correspondence with Oldenburg, Halley Flamsteed and many of the other most prominent scientists of his day.
Copies of Letters to Newton from Henry Pemberton, Nicolas Fatio de Duillier and Guillaume Cavelier, c 1880 (Original letters dated from 11 February 1723/4 to 11 May 1724.)
The Portsmouth Collection is the principal collection of Isaac Newton's scientific and mathematical papers, including early drafts of the Principia, and his correspondence with Oldenburg, Halley Flamsteed and many of the other most prominent scientists of his day.
Copies of Miscellaneous Newton Correspondence, c 1880 (Original letters dated c 1676.)
The Portsmouth Collection is the principal collection of Isaac Newton's scientific and mathematical papers, including early drafts of the Principia, and his correspondence with Oldenburg, Halley Flamsteed and many of the other most prominent scientists of his day.
Copies of Miscellaneous Newton Correspondence, c 1880 (Original letters dated c 1717.)
The Portsmouth Collection is the principal collection of Isaac Newton's scientific and mathematical papers, including early drafts of the Principia, and his correspondence with Oldenburg, Halley Flamsteed and many of the other most prominent scientists of his day.
Copies of Newton and Oldenburg correspondence, c 1880
Six copy letters.
Copies of Newton and Oldenburg correspondence, c 1880
The Portsmouth Collection is the principal collection of Isaac Newton's scientific and mathematical papers, including early drafts of the Principia, and his correspondence with Oldenburg, Halley Flamsteed and many of the other most prominent scientists of his day.
Copies of Newton and Oldenburg correspondence, c 1880 (Original letter dated 24 September 1672.)
Five letters
Copies of Newton-related letters and memoranda, 1875-1886
The Portsmouth Collection is the principal collection of Isaac Newton's scientific and mathematical papers, including early drafts of the Principia, and his correspondence with Oldenburg, Halley Flamsteed and many of the other most prominent scientists of his day.
Copies of Newton/Oldenburg Correspondence, c 1880 (Original letter dated 2 January 1666/7.)
Two letters.
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