James Clerk Maxwell:

In the very beginning of science, the parsons, who managed things then, Being handy with hammer and chisel, made gods in the likeness o' men; Till Commerce arose and at length some men of exceptional power Supplanted both demons and gods by the atoms, which last to this hour.

— James Clerk Maxwell Modern

Electromagnetic theory

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From a poem or satirical verse, reflecting a critical view of the historical relationship between religion and science.

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Undated, but from his collected works.

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