Dunsink Observatory

Dunsink Observatory

Organization	Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS)
Observatory code	982
Location	Dunsink, Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates	53°23′13″N 6°20′15″W / 53.38708°N 6.33756°W / 53.38708; -6.33756
Established	1785
Website	Dunsink Observatory
Telescopes
South Telescope Refracting (lens) telescope
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The Dunsink Observatory is an astronomical observatory established in 1785 in the townland of Dunsink in the outskirts of the city of Dublin, Ireland.^[1]

Dunsink's most famous director was William Rowan Hamilton, who, amongst other things, discovered quaternions, the first non-commutative algebra form, while walking from the observatory to the city with his wife. The annual Hamilton Walk that commemorates this discovery begins at the observatory. He is also renowned for his Hamiltonian formulation of dynamics.