John Couch Adams

British mathematician and astronomer. His most famous achievement was predicting the existence and position of Neptune, using only mathematics.

English mathematician and astronomer (1819–1892)

Born	5 Jun 1819
Died	21 Jan 1892

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The scientific papers of John Couch Adams ...

by John Couch Adams, J. W. L. Glaisher, and William Grylls Adams
First published in 1896
13 editions, 4 ebooks
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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, Royal Astronomical Society, and Printer William Clowes and Sons
First published in 1846
7 editions, 2 ebooks
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Lectures on the lunar theory

by John Couch Adams and R. A. Sampson
First published in 1900
6 editions, 3 ebooks
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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 First published in 1860
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Lectures on the Lunar Theory

by R. Sampson and John Couch Adams First published in 2018
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Note on the resolution of x ny + 1/x ny - 2 cos n alpha into factors

by John Couch Adams First published in 1868
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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 First published in 1878
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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 First published in 1877
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Lectures on the Lunar Theory

by John Couch Adams First published in 2015
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Lectures on the Lunar Theory

by R. A. Sampson and John Couch Adams First published in 2018
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English mathematician and astronomer (1819–1892)

Born	5 Jun 1819
Died	21 Jan 1892

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OLID: OL1172258A
ISNI: 0000000108768856
Library of Congress Names: n86864941
LibraryThing: adamsjohncouch
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): UBOV424754
VIAF: 19822938
Wikidata: Q20015
Inventaire.io: wd:Q20015

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John Couch 1819-1892 Adams
约翰·柯西·亚当斯
جون كوش آدامز
Con Kauç Adams
جان کاوچ آدامز
Джон Кух Адамс
Джон Кух Адамз
Джон Кауч Адамс
جۆن کوش ئادەمز
Τζων Κουτς Άνταμς
ג'ון קואצ' אדמס
Ջոն Կուչ Ադամս
ジョン・クーチ・アダムズ
ჯონ კაუჩ ადამსი
존 쿠치 애덤스
Ioannes Couch Adams
Džons Adamss
Џон Куч Адамс
ജോൺ കൗച് ആഡംസ്
J. C. Adams
ჯონ ქაუჩ ადამსი
Adams, John Couch, 1819-1892
Adams, John Couch, 1819-1892, mathématicien, astronome
Adams, John Couch
Адамс, Д. К. астроном, математик 1819-1892 Джон Кауч
Adams, J. C. астроном, математик 1819-1892 John Couch
Adams, John Couch <1819-1892>

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