| RefNo | HS/22/139 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of letter, from Carl Friedrich Gauss to Sir John Herschel, dated at Göttingen |
| Creator | Karl Friedrich Gauss |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 24 October 1842 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Pleased to hear that the magnetic observations are to be continued for a further three years. Mode of conducting observations in some foreign observatories would seem to need improvement. Has made a series of observations of magnetic inclination, which will be published in the sixth volume of Resultate. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Göttingen, Germany |
| Origin coordinates | 51.533889, 9.935556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/8/78 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9731
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8223 | Gauss; Karl Friedrich (1777 - 1855) | 1777 - 1855 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |