Image:Quaternion Plague on Broom Bridge.jpg
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A plaque on Broom Bridge in Dublin, commemorating Hamilton's invention of Quaternions
The plaque says:
Here as he walked by
on the 16th of October 1843
Sir William Rowan Hamilton
in a flash of genius discovered
the fundamental formula for
quaternion multiplication
i2 = j2 = k2 = i j k = −1
& cut it on a stone of this bridge
My father took the picture and agrees to transfer the copyright to me.
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| Camera manufacturer | FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD. |
|---|---|
| Camera model | SP-1500 |
| Orientation | Normal |
| Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
| Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
| Software used | FDi V4.5 / FRONTIER350/370-5.8-0E-650 |
| File change date and time | 10:37, 28 August 2003 |
| Y and C positioning | 1 |
| Exif version | 2.1 |
| Date and time of data generation | : : : : |
| Date and time of digitizing | 10:37, 28 August 2003 |
| Color space | sRGB |
