| RefNo | HS/21/46 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Carl Friedrich Gauss, dated at Slough |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Karl Friedrich Gauss |
| Date | 27 April 1829 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Note regarding the translation into German of John Frederick William Herschel's Light, which John Frederick William Herschel notes has already appeared in French. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: NSUB Cod.Ms.Gauss 99 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8688
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA8223 | Gauss; Karl Friedrich (1777 - 1855) | 1777 - 1855 |