Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Carl Friedrich Gauss, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/20/95
Date: 9 May 1820
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Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Announces formation of the Astronomical Society. Will be pleased to propose [Carl Friedrich Gauss] as an associate.
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- HS/20/95
- Earliest possible date
- 9 May 1820
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Carl Friedrich Gauss, dated at Slough, 9 May 1820, HS/20/95, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_20_95/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-carl-friedrich-gauss-dated-at-slough, accessed on 24 June 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 20 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/20
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Karl Friedrich Gauss
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