Quaternions are the result of one man’s determination to find the 3D equivalent of complex numbers. Sir William Rowan Hamilton was the man, and in 1843 he revealed to the world his discovery which had taken him over a decade to resolve.
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(2008). Quaternion Algebra. In: Geometric Algebra for Computer Graphics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-997-2_5
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