I regard it as an inelegance, or imperfection, in quaternions, or rather in the state to which it has been hitherto unfolded, whenever it becomes or seems to become necessary to have recourse to x, y, z, etc.. — William Rowan Hamilton Copy Share Image
Time is said to have only one dimension, and space to have three dimensions. ... The mathematical quaternion partakes of both these elements; in technical language it may be said to be 'time plus space', or 'space plus time': and… — William Rowan Hamilton Copy Share Image
I regard it as an inelegance, or imperfection, in quaternions, or rather in the state to which it has been hitherto unfolded, whenever it… — William Rowan Hamilton Copy Share Image
Who would not rather have the fame of Archimedes than that of his conqueror Marcellus? — William Rowan Hamilton Copy Share Image
Time is said to have only one dimension, and space to have three dimensions. ... The mathematical quaternion partakes of both these elements; in… — William Rowan Hamilton Copy Share Image
