| RefNo | HS/1/74 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Draft letter, from Sir John Frederick William Herschel to George Biddell Airy, dated at Hanover |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Recipient | George Biddell Airy |
| Date | 21 July 1838 |
| Description | Draft in John Herschel's hand. About John Frederick William Herschel's visit to Carl Friedrich Gauss, and Gauss's well-devised magnetic measuring instruments. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Hanover, Germany |
| Origin coordinates | 52.366667, 9.716667 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: RGO 6.676.46; copy: HS/21/254 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/21/254 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel160
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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 |
| NA8035 | Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician | 1801 - 1892 |