Adams Archive -

The enduring public fascination with the Adams family led to one of the most ambitious television productions of its era.

One of the most important “Adams” archives in the scientific realm is the collection of , held at St. John’s College Library at the University of Cambridge. Adams was a renowned mathematician and astronomer whose most famous achievement was the mathematical prediction of the existence of the planet Neptune. Using calculations based on irregularities in the orbit of Uranus, he predicted the location of an unknown planet. While a French astronomer, Urbain Le Verrier, independently made similar calculations, it was Le Verrier’s work that directly led to Neptune’s discovery in 1846. Nevertheless, Adams is celebrated as a co-discoverer, and the Adams Prize was founded at Cambridge in his honor the same year. adams archive

: For collectors of vintage novelties and magic, "pieces" from this archive often include pre-production package header cards for classic pranks like the "Smokey Donkey," "Penny to Dime" changer, or "Cigarette Catcher". You can find these listings on sites like eBay . The enduring public fascination with the Adams family