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    • ADAMS, JOHN COUCH. 1819-1892. An Explanation of the Observed Irregularitie
      Dec. 06, 2017

      ADAMS, JOHN COUCH. 1819-1892. An Explanation of the Observed Irregularitie

      Est: -

      ADAMS, JOHN COUCH. 1819-1892. 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. London: W. Clowes & Sons, 1846.

      Bonhams
    • 1819 John Quincy Adams Printed Letter-Manifest Form Signed as Secretary of State
      Jan. 28, 2017

      1819 John Quincy Adams Printed Letter-Manifest Form Signed as Secretary of State

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      Autographs Secretary of State John Quincy Adams Oversees U.S. Immigration Records and Official Documentation in 1819 JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1767-1848). Sixth President of the United States (1825-29), James Monroe's Secretary of State, largely devising the Monroe Doctrine and in later years one of the earliest Anti-Slavery Leaders. November 30, 1819-Dated, Official U.S. Printed Circular Letter with Passenger Manifest Document Signed, "J. Q. Adams" as Secretary of State, 4 pages (Front is Signed), measures 8" x 9.75" folded size, from Washington, Very Fine. Written to Josiah Hook, the Collector of U.S. Customs at Penobscot, Maine. This Document is an official order listing the particular U.S. laws, approved by Congress, permitting the customs official to inspect incoming ships and note to their cargo, be it material or passengers. It reads, in part: "The captain or master of any ship or vessel arriving in the United States, or any of the territories thereof, from any foreign place whatever, at the same time that he delivers a manifest of the cargo, and, if there be no cargo, then at the time of making report or entry of the ship or vessel, pursuant to the existing laws of the United States, shall also deliver and report, to the collector of the district in which such ship or vessel shall arrive, a list or manifest it shall be the duty of the said master to designate, particularly the age, sex, and occupation of the said passengers, respectively the country to which they severally belong, and that of which it is their intention to become inhabitants..." Two adjoining internal leaves on this document provide for a list of passengers (not filled in). Signed boldly on the face page at the lower right, "J.Q. Adams". Scarce.

      Early American History Auctions
    • ADAMS JOHN COUCH: (1819-1892) British
      Jul. 13, 2013

      ADAMS JOHN COUCH: (1819-1892) British

      Est: €125 - €150

      ADAMS JOHN COUCH: (1819-1892) British Mathematician and Astronomer, predicted the existence and position of Neptune using mathematics. A.L.S., J. C. Adams, two pages, 8vo, Observatory, Cambridge, 6th July 1881, to Preston. Adams writes 'As the simplest way of explaining the matter of finding the time of Moon's rising, I enclose a calculation (no longer present) for Decr. 28 1879 made in two ways, supposing that we already know that the rising is somewhere about 4pm.' and continues 'Of course in the case supposed which is that of a lunar eclipse we might take at once the time of Sun setting to be the first approximate value of time of moon rising.' He concludes by asking for his calculation to be returned 'as I may find occasion for it in giving explanations to others.' A letter of good content. VG. £100-150

      International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
    • ADAMS, John Crouch (1819-1892). 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
      Jun. 17, 2008

      ADAMS, John Crouch (1819-1892). 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

      Est: $3,000 - $4,000

      ADAMS, John Crouch (1819-1892). 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. (From the Appendix to the National Almanac for the year 1851). London: W. Clowes and Sons, 1846. 8o (224 x 141 mm). Contemporary green cloth, spine gilt (joints starting at ends of spine, some light wear). Provenance: H.C. Rothery (presentation inscription); James Stokley (bookplate); Herbert McLean Evans (1882-1971), book collector on the history of science and medicine (bookplate); University of Chicago Library (bookplate; sold Christie's South Kensington, 2 July 1994, lot 34). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed on the title-page: "To H. C. Rothery, Esquire with the Author's compliments." Adams began his investigation of Uranus in 1843, and in 1845 sent his calculations and observations to the Astronomer Royal, George Biddell Airey, who failed to recognise the importance of the paper. In 1846, Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier published his own research and reached the same conclusion, leading to the immediate identification of Neptune by J.G. Galle. Only then was Adams' work published, leading to a bitter dispute over priority. H.C. Rothery is likely Henry Cadogan Rothery (1817-1888), a fellow classmate at St. John's College, Cambridge, who later became commissioner in the court of Admiralty and invesigated the causes of maritime casualties and wrecks. Dibner Heralds of Science 16; Norman 7.

      Christie's
    • 1819 JOHN Q ADAMS PRESIDENTIAL PARDON
      Jan. 14, 2006

      1819 JOHN Q ADAMS PRESIDENTIAL PARDON

      Est: $2,000 - $3,000

      PRESIDENTIAL PARDON - AUGUST 24, 1819 PARDON ENTIRELY IN THE HAND OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS AS SECY OF STATE, SIGNED BY PRESIDENT JAMES MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, PARDONING JOSHUA ROWE OF WISCASSET, WHO WAS CONVICTED OF RESISTING CUSTOMS OFFICERS IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DUTY (READ SMUGGLING), STATING THAT HIS PERIOD OF IMPRISONMENT WAS SUFFICIENT PUNISHMENT AND RESCINDING HIS FINE, 12 1/2" X 8" BIFOLD SHEET, WITH INTACT SEAL, ON WATER MARKED LAID PAPER, PACKET FOLDED AND WATER STAINED.

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