| RefNo | HS/1/4 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from John Couch Adams to Sir John Herschel, dated at Launceston |
| Creator | John Couch Adams |
| Date | 6 October 1848 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses U. J. J. Leverrier's paper on Neptune. Difference between distance of real and theoretical planets. News that John Frederick William Herschel is going to publish Outlines Astr. Hopes to see him at Cambridge on the day the Public Orator is being elected. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 8p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Launceston, Cornwall |
| Origin coordinates | 50.637, -4.36 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also Available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.Ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel4620
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7558 | Adams; John Couch (1819 - 1892); mathematician and astronomer | 1819 - 1892 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |