| RefNo | HS/21/271 |
| 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 | 3 December 1838 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Informs Carl Friedrich Gauss of the awarding to Carl Friedrich Gauss of the Copley medal for Carl Friedrich Gauss's magnetic researches; hopes that the British government will support such magnetic researches around globe. |
| 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/Herschel8690
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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 |