Newspaper cuttings, pamphlets and photographs, mostly propounding theory that the angles of incidence and reflection are not equal.

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Papers of John Couch AdamsAdams

Correspondence about the collection; folder of photographs of Newton manuscripts; stray, unidentified letters, parts of letters and enclosures from lettersAdams/Box 1

Correspondence between J.C. Adams and Sir George Biddell AiryAdams/Box 2

Letters from Francis Bashforth and others to J.C. AdamsAdams/Box 3

Letters from J.C. Adams, and some from Eliza Adams, to Francis BashforthAdams/Box 4

Correspondence received by J.C. Adams, A-Z by authorAdams/Box 5-15

Adams's own drafts and copies of correspondence sentAdams/Box 16

Adams's undergraduate notebooks and notebooks used by him when teachingAdams/Box 17

Adams's research notebooks on astronomical subjectsAdams/Box 18

Adams's research on astronomical and mathematical subjects (loose papers)Adams/Box 19

Adams's early diaries, papers relating to University administration, general memorabiliaAdams/Box 20

Adams's diariesAdams/Box 21

Eliza Adams's diariesAdams/Box 22

JuveniliaAdams/Box 23

Papers given by Mrs Horne, in 1990, including correspondence, early diaries, correspondence post mortem etc.Adams/Box 24-26

Papers relating to the Newton Manuscripts SyndicateAdams/Box 27

Correspondence, mostly to and from Eliza Adams, after J.C. Adams's deathAdams/Box 28

Correspondence, mostly to and from Eliza Adams and Donald MacAlister, after J.C. Adams's deathAdams/Box 29

Correspondence and papers of the Adams Memorial CommitteeAdams/Box 30-32

Transcripts of papers and letters from the Royal Greenwich Observatory, made for Donald MacAlisterAdams/Box 33

Transcripts of letters from the Royal Greenwich Observatory, made for Donald MacAlisterAdams/Box 34

Transcripts of letters from J.C. Adams, A-Z by recipient, and transcripts of miscellaneous correspondence, made for Donald MacAlisterAdams/Box 35-38

Transcripts of J.C. Adams's diary and scientific papers, made for Donald MacAlisterAdams/Box 39

Transcripts of articles about J.C. Adams, made for Donald MacAlisterAdams/Box 40

Text of Donald MacAlister's biography of J.C. Adams, and correspondence relating to itAdams/Box 41

Biographical papers by members of the Adams family, William Smart and othersAdams/Box 42

Miscellaneous printed material including: items originally sent enclosed with letters, cuttings and articles about Neptune, obituaries of Adams's colleagues and contemporariesAdams/Box 43-44

Miscellaneous printed material, A-J by authorAdams/Box 43-44/Box 43

Circular advertising 'Attraction of the sphere and the two ellipsoids of revolution...' by R.J. AdcockAdams/Box 43-44/Box 43/1/1

'A letter to the Lucasian Professor... with accompanying remarks on his published unscriptural view of science...'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/1/2

'On the magic square of the Knight's march'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/1/3

'Letter to Edward Vaughan Kenealy, M.P. for the borough of Stoke'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/1/4

'A pattern Astronomer Royal'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/1/5

Newspaper cuttings, pamphlets and photographs, mostly propounding theory that the angles of incidence and reflection are not equal.Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/2/1

'The flying philosophers'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/3/1

Four printed papersAdams/Box 43-44/Box 43/3/2

Corrected proofs of short papersAdams/Box 43-44/Box 43/3/3

'Biographical notice of the late James Challis'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/3/3a

'The astronomy of the future'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/3/4

'A startling hypothesis'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/3/4a

Two printed papersAdams/Box 43-44/Box 43/4/1

Galley proof of 'The Great Comet of 1858, as seen from the Island of Maderia. A poem which obtained the Chancellor's Medal at the Cambridge Commencement, 1860".Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/4/2

'Die Parallaxe der Sonne oder die mittlere Entfernung der Erde von der Sonne'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/4/3

Offprints and cuttings relating to Chaucer and astronomical mattersAdams/Box 43-44/Box 43/4/4

'John Hampden's challenge to Richard A. Proctor ... and to all the globe makers and globular theorists in Europe'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/5/1

'The following is specially addressed to Mr Richard A. Proctor, Editor and Proprietor of "Knowledge"'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/5/2

'The globular theory as adopted and formulated by Sir Isaac Newton'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/5/3

"Britons never will be slaves"Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/5/4

'The mosaic cosmogany proved to be a fact, modern astronomy shown to be a fable'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/5/5

'A few considerations suggested by the proposed Arctic balloon expedition'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/5/6

"The fall of the apple, or the tipsy philosopher"Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/5/7

'Appendix and corrigenda to the earlier editions of John Hampden's map of the world as a circular plane'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/5/8

Advertisement for the 'Armourer'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/5/9

'The most startling question of the day. Sir Isaac Newton!'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/5/10

'The Earth and its evidences: scripturally, rationally, and practically described. A geographical, philosophical and educational review, nautical guide, and general student's manual'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/5/11

'The Armourer. A warning voice for perilous times, and for the defence of God's truth against man's impostures, whether in divinity, science, or political and social economy'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/5/12

'The Armourer'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/5/13

'The Armourer supplement'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/5/14

Printed circularAdams/Box 43-44/Box 43/6/1

Printed papersAdams/Box 43-44/Box 43/6/2

Printed papersAdams/Box 43-44/Box 43/6/3

'The sacrifice of education to examination'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/6/4

'Supplement to the Nautical Almanac for the year 1853'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/7/1

Cutting from The Times: letter about forthcoming solar eclipseAdams/Box 43-44/Box 43/7/1a

Printed papersAdams/Box 43-44/Box 43/7/2

'Modern astronomy'Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/7/3

'Replies to critics of 'The ocean: its tides and currents and their causes'' (London: Harwicke & Bogue, 1876)Adams/Box 43-44/Box 43/7/4

Miscellaneous printed material, L-W by authorAdams/Box 43-44/Box 44

Miscellaneous printed pamphlets and bound books, mostly referred to in the correspondenceAdams/Box 45

'Manuscripts on the perturbations of Uranus by J.C. Adams 1841-1846 arranged and described by R.A. Sampson 1901'Adams/W.16