| RefNo | HS/22/17 |
| 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 | 17 June 1839 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Comments on Carl Friedrich Gauss's paper on the south magnetic pole, and on British efforts now underway to make magnetic observations. |
| 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/Herschel8691
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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 |