| RefNo | HS/8/73 |
| 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 | 10 November 1821 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has been absent the whole summer and fears that his letter acknowledging his election to the Astronomical Society may have gone astray. Is grateful for the honor. Sends a paper of his own on a new method of making observations with the heliotrope. Comments on the usefulness of this instrument. |
| 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 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9725
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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 |