| RefNo | HS/8/75 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Carl F. Gauss to Caroline Lucretia Herschel, dated at Göttingen |
| Creator | Karl Friedrich Gauss |
| Recipient | Herschel; Caroline Lucretia (1750–1848); astronomer; singer; sister of William Herschel; aunt of John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 12 April 1833 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for her communication on her nephew's new calculations for Alpha Virginis. Comments on these and gives some of his own. Sends best wishes to her nephew on his projected visit {to the Cape] and hopes he will study the magnetic force of the earth while he is there. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| 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/21/135 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/21/135 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9728
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8223 | Gauss; Karl Friedrich (1777 - 1855) | 1777 - 1855 |