Part III Poems, "A Vision Of a Wrangler, of a University, of Pedantry, and of Philosophy. " (November 10, 1852)
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How the learned fool would wonder
Were he now to see his blunder,
When he put his reason under
The control of worldly Pride.
— James Clerk Maxwell
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Were he now to see his blunder,
When he put his reason under
The control of worldly Pride." in the context of "Part III Poems, "A Vision Of a Wrangler, of a University, of Pedantry, and of Philosophy. " (November 10, 1852)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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Quotations from The Life of James Clerk Maxwell (1882) by Lewis Campbell and William Garnett, Full text online.)
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About James Clerk Maxwell
James Clerk Maxwell (13 June 1831 – 5 November 1879) was a Scottish mathematical physicist, who formulated the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, bringing together for the first time electricity, magnetism, and light as manifestations of the same phenomenon.
About James Clerk Maxwell
James Clerk Maxwell (13 June 1831 – 5 November 1879) was a Scottish mathematical physicist, who formulated the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, bringing together for the first time electricity, magnetism, and light as manifestations of the same phenomenon.
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