| RefNo | HS/8/74 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Carl Friedrich Gauss to Sir John Herschel, dated at Göttingen |
| Creator | Karl Friedrich Gauss |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 31 October 1828 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Many thanks for his communications, especially for the one on light. This may be translated into German by J. E. E. Schmidt, and he would be grateful if John Frederick William Herschel would authorize this to be done. |
| 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/21/30 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/21/30 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9726
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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 |