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Ham·il·ton

(hăməl-tən)

1. The capital of Bermuda, on Bermuda Island. Founded in 1790, it is an important tourist resort.

2. A city of southeast Ontario, Canada, at the western end of Lake Ontario southwest of Toronto. It grew as a port and industrial center.

3. A city of southwest Ohio north of Cincinnati. It was settled on the site of Fort Hamilton, built in 1791.

Hamilton, Alice1869–1970.

American physician known for her work in occupational medicine and her book Industrial Poisons in the United States (1925).

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Alice Hamilton

Hamilton, Lady Emma Lyon 1765?-1815.

British socialite. She became Horatio Nelson's lover in 1798.

Hamilton, Alexander 1755?-1804.

American politician. The first US secretary of the treasury (1789-1795), he established the national bank and public credit system. Hamilton was mortally wounded in a duel with his political rival Aaron Burr.

Ham′il·toni·an (-tōnē-ən) adj. & n.

Hamilton, Edith 1867-1963.

German-born American classicist noted for her engaging studies of ancient life, particularly The Greek Way (1930), and for her Mythology (1942).

Hamilton, W(illiam) D(onald) 1936-2000.

British biologist known for his work on the relationship between genetics and behavior, especially of social insects. He developed the theory of kin selection.

Hamilton, Mount

A peak, 1,284 m (4,213 ft) high, of northern California east of San Jose. It is the site of Lick Observatory, built in 1876 to 1888 and directed by the University of California.

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