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“That small word "Force," they make a barber's block, Ready to put on Meanings most strange and various, fit to shock Pupils of Newton.... The phrases of last century in this Linger to play tricks- Vis viva and Vis Mortua and Vis Acceleratrix:- Those long-nebbed words that to our text books still Cling by their titles, And from them creep, as entozoa will, Into our vitals. But see! Tait writes in lucid symbols clear One small equation; And Force becomes of Energy a mere Space-variation.”

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James Clerk Maxwell

James Clerk Maxwell was an outstanding physicist known for his contributions to the field of electromagnetism. He formulated Maxwell's equations, which describe the properties of electromagnetic fields and predict the existence of electromagnetic waves. Maxwell's work has had a profound impact on modern physics and engineering. more

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