Summaries of letters from Sir John Frederick William Herschel and Karl Gauss
Reference number: HS/19/6
Date: 1821-1825
Description
Summaries of letters related to Karl Gauss made by Sir John Herschel, likely as a calendar of exchanges related to the Royal Astronomical Society.
The notes are headed 'Gauss'.
1. dated February 11 1821, letter announcing election of Gauss as Associate member of the RAS, notes that the secretary copy of the letter is preserved (likely HS/8/72)
2. May 31 1821 sends first report of RAS Council and [James] South's corrections
3. in faint pencil, "Feb. 18. Annouced election. see copy of letter"
4. Aug. 3 1825 - " A letter by Graham introducing him and calling his attention to the determining of the elliptic elements of revolving double stars".
All letters are summarised in short paragraph, written in first person.
- Reference number
- HS/19/6
- Earliest possible date
- 1821-1825
- Physical description
- Ink and pencil on paper watermarked with Britannia
- Page extent
- 1 f.
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Summaries of letters from Sir John Frederick William Herschel and Karl Gauss, 1821-1825, HS/19/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_6/summaries-of-letters-from-sir-john-frederick-william-herschel-and-karl-gauss, accessed on 24 June 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
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Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 19 Miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/19
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