Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxq.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!eagle!mhuxl!ihnp4!ihuxq!amigo2 From: amigo2@ihuxq.UUCP (John Hobson) Newsgroups: net.math Subject: Quaternions Message-ID: <742@ihuxq.UUCP> Date: Tue, 6-Mar-84 09:13:06 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxq.742 Posted: Tue Mar 6 09:13:06 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 7-Mar-84 07:27:41 EST Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 10 In the first article when I mentioned quaternions, someone sent me mail (that unfortunately got trashed before I had to respond to it)_ asking how i^2 = -1, j^2 = -1, and k^2 = -1 but i != j != k. It does in exactly the same way that 1^2 = 1 and -1^2 = 1 but 1 != -1. I apologize for this, but I wanted to respond. John Hobson AT&T Bell Labs--Naperville, IL ihnp4!ihuxq!amigo2