He had been offered a position at Berlin University and Minna and her family were keen to move there. Gauss, however, never liked change and decided to stay in Göttingen. In 1831 Gauss's second wife died after a long illness. In 1831, Wilhelm Weber arrived in Göttingen as physics professor filling Tobias Mayer's chair. Gauss had known Weber since 1828 and supported his appointment.
Sa 1831 Weber ay hihirangin upang angkinin ang upuan ng physics sa Gottingen at may kasunod na anim na taon ng malapit na pagkakaibigan at pakikipagtulungan sa gauss. Weber binuo sensitive magnetometers at iba pang mga instrumento sa panahon ng batubalani oras na ito.