| RefNo | HS/21/254 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy, dated at Hanover |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | George Biddell Airy |
| Date | 21 July 1838 |
| Description | Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. 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/1/74 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/1/74 |
| 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 |