From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[26 November 1838]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0583.7; Reel 1058
Summary:
Impressed with the new President of the R.S.L., Spencer J. A. Compton. Has learned that Carl Gauss was awarded the Copley Medal for his research in terrestrial magnetism.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project