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          Born
          4 August 1805
          Dublin, Ireland
          Died
          2 September 1865
          Dublin, Ireland
          Summary
          William Rowan Hamilton was an Irish astronomer and mathematician who discovered the quaternions.

          Biography

          William Rowan Hamilton's father, Archibald Hamilton, did not have time to teach William as he was often away in England pursuing legal business.

          Archibald Hamilton had not had a university education and it is thought that Hamilton's genius came from his mother, Sarah Hutton. By the age of five, William had already learned Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. He was taught these subjects by his uncle, the Rev James Hamilton, who William lived with in Trim for many years.

          James was a fine teacher.

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          William soon mastered additional languages and at the age of 8 he met the American Zerah Colburn. Colburn could perform amazing mental arithmetical feats and Hamilton joined in competitions of arithmetical ability with him.

          [31] It appears that losing to Colburn sparked Hamilto