Adams, John Couch 1819-1892

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Works:	84 works in 128 publications in 7 languages and 2,056 library holdings
Classifications:	q111, 520.8

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Publications about John Couch Adams

Publications by John Couch Adams

Publications by John Couch Adams, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about John Couch Adams

The Neptune file : a story of astronomical rivalry and the pioneers of planet hunting by Tom Standage ( Book )
12 pioneers of science by Harry Sootin ( Book )
The Neptune file : planet detectives and the discovery of worlds unseen by Tom Standage ( Book )
John Couch Adams and the discovery of Neptune by H. Spencer Jones ( Book )
Voyager in time and space : the life of John Couch Adams, Cambridge astronomer by H. M Harrison ( Book )

John Couch Adams and the discovery of Neptune by W. M Smart ( Book )
Great astronomers by Robert S Ball ( Book )
John Couch Adams ( Book )
John Couch Adams, biographical notice by J. W. L Glaisher ( Book )
Adventures in research. 464, The mysterious Marcus Adventures in research. 465, The welcome light ( Recording )
Report on the family and estate papers of the Adams family of Laneast and Egloskerry 17th-20th century including correspondence and papers of John Couch Adams (1819-1892) astronomer and William Grylls Adams (1836-1915) mathematician ( Book )
Autograph collection, 1816-1917 by E. M Moore ( )
Collection, 1684-1949 by Isaac Newton ( )
Correspondence, 1784-1932 by James Paget ( )
Letters of scientists, 1655-1973 ( )
Letters by Arthur Cayley ( )
Catalogue of a collection of early printed and other books : bequeathed to the Library by J.C. Adams by Cambridge University Library ( Book )
Albert W. Whelpley Autograph Collection by Albert W Whelpley ( )
Memorial of the late Professor Adams ( Book )
Obituary notice of J.C. Adams by Donald Macalister ( Book )

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Most widely held works by John Couch Adams

The scientific papers of John Couch Adams by John Couch Adams ( Book )
13 editions published between 1896 and 1900 in English and held by 191 libraries worldwide

Lectures on the lunar theory by John Couch Adams ( Book )
6 editions published in 1900 in English and held by 114 libraries worldwide

An explanation of the observed irregularities in the motion of Uranus on the hypothesis of disturbances caused by a more distant planet : with a determination of the mass, orbit and position of the disturbing body by John Couch Adams ( Book )
4 editions published in 1846 in English and held by 105 libraries worldwide

An attempt to test the theories of capillary action : by comparing the theoretical and measured forms of drops of fluid. With an explanation of the method of integration employed in constructing the tables which give the theoretical forms of such drops by Francis Bashforth ( Book )
9 editions published between 1883 and 2005 in English and held by 58 libraries worldwide

The scientific papers by John Couch Adams ( Book )
3 editions published between 1896 and 1900 in English and held by 7 libraries worldwide

Reply to various objections which have been brought against his theory of the secular acceleration of the moon's mean motion by John Couch Adams ( Book )
2 editions published in 1860 in English and held by 6 libraries worldwide

Newnham College by John Couch Adams ( Book )
1 edition published in 1879 in English and held by 6 libraries worldwide

An explanation of the observed irregularities in the motion of Uranus : on the hypothesis of disturbances caused by a more distant planet by John Couch Adams ( Book )
3 editions published in 1846 in English and held by 5 libraries worldwide

An attempt to test the theories of capillary action : by comparing the theoretical and measured forms of drops of fluid by Francis Bashforth ( Book )
2 editions published between 1883 and 1980 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide

Dictionnaire international des écrivains du jour by Angelo De Gubernatis ( Book )
in French and held by 4 libraries worldwide

A supplement to the tables of Bashforth and Adams by Denis W. G White ( Book )
1 edition published in 1967 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide

Continuation of Tables I. and III. of Damoiseau's Tables of Jupiter's satellites by John Couch Adams ( Book )
1 edition published in 1877 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide

On new tables of the moon's parallax, to be substituted for those of Burckhardt by John Couch Adams ( Book )
1 edition published in 1853 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide

Note on a remarkable property of the analytical expression for the constant term in the reciprocal of the moon's radius vector by John Couch Adams ( Book )
1 edition published in 1878 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide

On the motion of the moon's node in the case when the orbits of the sun and moon are supposed to have no eccentricities, and when their mutual inclination is supposed to be indefinitely small by John Couch Adams ( Book )
1 edition published in 1877 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide

Sermones sancti Vincentij fratris ordinis predicatorum de tempore : Pars hiemalis by Vincent Ferrer ( Book )
in Latin and held by 2 libraries worldwide

Lectures on the lunar theory. Edited by R. A. Sampson by John Couch, 1819-1892 Adams ( Book )
1 edition published in 1900 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

Address on the presentation of the gold medal of the Royal Astronomical Society to M. Charles Delaunay by John Couch Adams ( Book )
1 edition published in 1870 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

Catalogue of a collection of early printed and other books bequeathed to the Library by John Couch Adams ... Pembroke College, Lowndean Professor of Astronomy 1858-1892 by Cambridge University Library ( Book )
1 edition published in 1902 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

On the perturbations of Uranus ... (Read before the Royal Astronomical Society, November 13, 1846) by John Couch Adams ( Book )
1 edition published in 1847 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

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Adams, John Couch,--1819-1892‍ Airy, George Biddell,--Sir,--1801-1892‍ Astronomers‍ Astronomy‍ Authors‍ Bio-bibliography‍ Bio-bibliography‍ Biography‍ Bradley, James‍ Brahe, Tycho,--1546-1601‍ Capillarity‍ Comets‍ Copernicus, Nicolaus,--1473-1543‍ Darwin, Charles,--1809-1882‍ Davy, Humphry,--Sir,--1778-1829‍ Dubois, Eugène,--1858-1940‍ Early works‍ England--Cambridge‍ Galilei, Galileo,--1564-1642‍ Geomagnetism‍ Great Britain Hamilton, William Rowan,--Sir,--1805-1865‍ Henry, Joseph,--1797-1878‍ Herschel, John F. W.--Sir,--1792-1871‍ Herschel, William,--Sir,--1738-1822‍ History‍ Jupiter (Planet)‍ Juvenile works‍ Kepler, Johannes,--1571-1630‍ Langley, S. P.--1834-1906‍ Lunar theory‍ Metchnikoff, Elie,--1845-1916‍ Moon‍ Neptune (Planet)‍ Newnham College‍ Newton, Isaac,--Sir,--1642-1727‍ Parallax‍ Pascal, Blaise,--1623-1662‍ Planetology‍ Planets‍ Ptolemy,--2nd cent‍ Satellites‍ Scheele, Carl Wilhelm,--1742-1786‍ Science‍ Scientists‍ Tables‍ Uranus (Planet)‍ Volta, Alessandro,--1745-1827‍ Wallace, Alfred Russel,--1823-1913‍ Women--Education (Higher)‍

Alternative Names

Adams, J. C. 1819-1892

Adams, J. C. (John Couch), 1819-1892

Adams, John C. 1819-1892

Adams, John Cauch 1819-1892

Couch Adams, John 1819-1892

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English (106)
Latin (18)
French (2)
German (1)
Italian (1)
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