John Couch Adams

John Couch Adams (5 June 1819 – 21 January 1892), was an English mathematician and astronomer. Adams was born in Laneast, Cornwall and died in Cambridge. He was famous for co-discovering the planet Neptune.

 Other websites 
 Biography on the St Andrews database
 Awarding of RAS gold medal: MNRAS 26 (1866) 157
 AJ 11 (1892) 112
 MNRAS 53 (1892) 184
 Obs 15 (1892) 173

Category:1819 births
Category:1892 deaths
Category:English astronomers
Category:English mathematicians
Category:People from Cornwall