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:
Letter from Newton for Publication, c 1880 (Original letter dated May 1712.)
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Letter from Newton to Oldenburg, accompanying a Latin Letter on Series, c 1880 (Original letter dated 13 June 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.
Letter from Sir G.B. Airy to J.C. Adams, 26 Jan. 1857
Letter to Porter from John Couch Adams, Observatory, Cambridge, 19 Jan. 1885
Most of the letters are replies to appeals by Porter for contributions to a memorial to Henry Fawcett and the cost of portraits of the seventh Duke of Devonshire, J.B. Lightfoot and B.F. Westcott; or replies to his invitations to a dinner in honour of recipients of honorary degrees (1883), and the celebration of the six hundredth anniversary of the foundation of Peterhouse (1884); or concern an address of support from members of Senate to the Liberal Unionist leadership (1887).
Letters from Flamsteed to Newton, and from Wallis to Newton, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Worcester, c 1880 (Original letter dated 29 December 1698.)
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.
Miscellaneous Copies of Newton Correspondence, c 1880 (Original letters dated 1693-1716.)
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.
Scraps written by Newton on the back of Pemberton's letters, 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.
Timeline of Newton's dealings with Cambridge University, 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.
Two copy letters from John Collins to Isaac Newton, c 1880 (Original letters dated 3 August and 9 September 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.
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