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Symmetrical equations are good in their place, but 'vector' is a useless survival, or offshoot from quaternions, and has never been of the slightest … - William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
" "Symmetrical equations are good in their place, but 'vector' is a useless survival, or offshoot from quaternions, and has never been of the slightest use to any creature.
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About William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
William Thomson (June 26, 1824–December 17, 1907), 1st Baron Kelvin, often referred to simply as Lord Kelvin, was an Ulster Scots mathematical physicist.
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Lord Kelvin
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William Thomson
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The Lord Kelvin
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William (Lord Kelvin) Thomson
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Sir William Thomson, Lord Kelvin
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Kelvin
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Baron Kelvin
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Sir William Thomson
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