Broom Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Arch bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Other name(s): | Brougham Bridge |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Dublin, Ireland, Europe |
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| Address: | Broombridge Road |
Technical Information
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Chronology
| 16 October 1843 | Sir William Rowan Hamilton first writes down the fundamental formula for quaternions while on the bridge. |
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Notes
A commemorative plaque on the bridge reads:
"Here as he walked by
on 16 October 1843
Sir William Rowan Hamilton
in a flash of genius discovered
the fundamental formula for
quaternion multiplication
i² = j² = k² = ijk = -1
& cut it on a stone of this bridge."
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Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0027345 |
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| Created: | 08/03/2007 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |