| LC control no. | n 80040229 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Hamilton, William Rowan, Sir, 1805-1865 |
| Associated country | Ireland |
| Located | Dublin (Ireland) |
| Birth date | 1805 |
| Death date | 1865 |
| Field of activity | Mechanics Algebra Optics |
| Affiliation | Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland) Royal Irish Academy |
| Profession or occupation | Mathematicians Physicists Astronomers |
| Special note | Record reviewed and updated, 4 March 2014. |
| Found in | A mystic dream of 4 : a sonnet sequence based on the life of William Rowan Hamilton, 2013 : t.p. (William Rowan Hamilton) Wikipedia, 4 March 2014 : (Sir William Rowan Hamilton ... was an Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician, who made important contributions to classical mechanics, optics, and algebra.) Dictionary of Irish Biography online, 4 March 2014 : (Hamilton, Sir William Rowan (1805-65), mathematician, was born on the night of 3-4 August 1805 (the time was recorded as midnight) at his father's house in Dominick Street, Dublin. Hamilton entered TCD in 1823; president of the RIA (1837-46); knighthood was conferred in 1835; died 2 September 1865 at his home at Dunsink) |
| Associated language | eng |
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