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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Mathematician
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Trinity_College_Dublin
gptkb:Royal_Irish_Academy
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gptkbp:awards
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Royal_Society_Fellow
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gptkbp:born
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August 4, 1805
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Mount_Jerome_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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3
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gptkbp:contribution
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Algebra
Hamiltonian mechanics
Geometric algebra
Theory of systems of rays
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gptkbp:died
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September 2, 1865
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Trinity_College_Dublin
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gptkbp:famousFor
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Mathematical analysis
Mathematical logic
Mathematical physics
Celestial mechanics
Vector calculus
Mathematical education
Geometric optics
Mathematical philosophy
Theory of quaternions
Optical path length
Hamilton's_principle
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gptkbp:field
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Mathematics
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:William_Rowan_Hamilton
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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W. R. Hamilton
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Sir_William_Rowan_Hamilton
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Quaternions
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gptkbp:legacy
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Hamiltonian mechanics
Quaternion algebra
Hamiltonian formalism
Hamilton's_equations
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gptkbp:nationality
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Irish
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:John_Lighton_Synge
gptkb:Ernest_William_Hobson
gptkb:William_Kingdon_Clifford
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
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gptkbp:position
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gptkb:Astronomer_Royal_for_Ireland
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gptkbp:researchField
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Astronomy
Mathematics
Physics
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Helen_Mary_Hamilton
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gptkbp:work
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Dynamics
Optics
Mathematical physics
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