In 1831 Weber was appointed to the chair of physics at Göttingen and there followed six years of close friendship and collaboration with Gauss . Weber developed sensitive magnetometers and other magnetic instruments during this time.
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.