Carl Friedrich Gauss letter to August Ferdinand Möbius, 1816 March 4.

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Carl Friedrich Gauss letter to August Ferdinand Möbius, 1816 March 4.

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Letter written by Gauss in Göttingen to Möbius in Leipzig. Gauss begins by thanking Möbius for the gift of a copy of his work and apologizing for not having written sooner. He continues by expressing his heartfelt hope that Möbius will be appointed professor of astronomy in Leipzig (as indeed happened later that year) and his conviction that Möbius will make significant scientific contributions in that position. Gauss also mentions that in the past winter he has submitted two papers on the Fundamental Theorem of the Theory of Equations (what is now known as the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra) to the Göttingen scientific society. Gauss remarks that the construction of the new observatory in Göttingen is quite far along, and that he hopes to be able to move into his residence (in the observatory) by the next fall. He concludes with his best wishes to the astronomer Karl Mollweide at Leipzig.

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Gauss, Carl Friedrich, 1777-1855.

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Gauss was a German mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. From the guide to the Family papers, 1845-1925., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) German mathematician (mathematics, mathematical physics, astronomy, geophysics). Studied: Collegium Carolinum (Brunswick) 1792-1795; University of Göttingen 1795-1798; private researcher 1898-1806; University of Göttingen 1807 Director of Observatory and o. professor of mathematics. From th...