Quaternions came from Hamilton after his really good work had been done, and though beautifully ingenious, have been an unmixed evil to those who have touched them in any way.
Quaternions nagmula sa Hamilton matapos ang kanyang tunay na magandang trabaho had been done, at bagaman beautifully mapanlikha, ay isang payak masama sa mga taong may baliw ang mga ito sa anumang paraan.