| RefNo | HS/20/117 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Carl Friedrich Gauss, dated at London |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Karl Friedrich Gauss |
| Date | 9 May 1821 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Includes diagram. Sends first annual report of the Astronomical Society and will be sending one of John Frederick William Herschel's papers ['On the Aberrations of Compound Lenses and Object-glasses,' RSPT (1821), 222-67], which John Frederick William Herschel summarizes. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.507222, -0.1275 |
| 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/Herschel8686
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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 |