The origin of quaternions

DOI10.4169/COLLEGE.MATH.J.46.1.43MaRDI QIDQ4581473zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Thomas J. Bannon

Publication date 20 August 2018

Published in The College Mathematics Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.4169/college.math.j.46.1.43

zbMATH Keywords

quaternions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) History of associative rings and algebras (16-03) Separable algebras (e.g., quaternion algebras, Azumaya algebras, etc.) (16H05)

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