| Reference number | HS/8/76 |
| 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 March 1839 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for his letter informing him of his having been awarded the Copley medal. Was pleased to receive the observations of the magnetic declination and inclination of London. Projected expedition of Captain J. C. Ross pleases him. C. F. Gauss is now preparing the third volume of the Resultate. Would like John Frederick William Herschel's opinion on one of the papers in this volume. Gives his own views on the magnetic poles. |
| 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 |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9729
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8223 | Gauss; Karl Friedrich (1777 - 1855) | 1777 - 1855 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |