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In Science, it is when we take some interest in the great discoverers and their lives that it becomes endurable, and only when we begin to trace the development of ideas that it becomes fascinating.

James Clerk Maxwell

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Science is incompetent to reason upon the creation of matter itself out of nothing. We have reached the utmost limit of our thinking faculties when we have admitted that because matter cannot be eternal and self-existent it must have been created.
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Creation Incomplete Itself Matter Nothing Reason Science Upon
Faraday is, and must always remain, the father of that enlarged science of electromagnetism.
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Always Electromagnetism Enlarge Faraday Father Must Remain Science
I have also a paper afloat, with an electromagnetic theory of light, which, till I am convinced to the contrary, I hold to be great guns.
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Also Contrary Convince Greta Gun Hold Paper Theory
The true Logic for this world is the Calculus of Probabilities, which takes account of the magnitude of the probability.
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Account Calculus Logic Magnitude Probability Take True World
It is a universal condition of the enjoyable that the mind must believe in the existence of a law, and yet have a mystery to move about in.
JAMES CLERK MAXWELL

Believe Condition Enjoyable Existence Law Mind Must Mystery Universe
The only laws of matter are those that our minds must fabricate and the only laws of mind are fabricated for it by matter.
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Law Matter Mind Must Fabricate Only
The experimental verification of the mathematical results therefore is no evidence for or against the peculiar doctrines of this theory.
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Doctrine Evidence Against Experiment Mathematician Result Theory Verification
Science appears to us with a very different aspect after we have found out that it is not in lecture rooms only, and by means of the electric light projected on a screen, that we may witness physical phenomena.
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Appear Aspect Different Electric Found Lecture Light Mean Project Science Woom
The mathematical difficulties of the theory of rotation arise chiefly from the want of geometrical illustrations and sensible images, by which we might fix the results of analysis in our minds.
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Chiefly Difficulties Fix Geometric Illustration Image Longer Mathematical Regard Result Rotation Sensible Theory
Thoroughly conscious ignorance is the prelude to every real advance in science.
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Advance Conscious Every Ignorance Prelude Rawal Science
But, we venture to say, they will find themselves very much enlightened during the process, and will even be doubtful whether the ideas as expressed in symbols had ever quite found their way out of the equations into their minds.
JAMES CLERK MAXWELL

Doubtful Education Enlightened Mind Symbol Themselves Venture
I have looked into most philosophical systems and I have seen that none will work without God.
JAMES CLERK MAXWELL

God Into Look Most Non Philosophical Seem System
When I reappear it will be in the dusky ring, which is something like the state of the air supposing the siege of Sebastopol conducted from a forest of guns 100 miles one way, and 30,000 miles the other, and the shot never to stop, but go spinning away round a circle, radius 170,000 miles.
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Appear Away Conduct Forget Gun Hundred Mile Record Seige Something Spin State Stop Stot
Every existence above a certain rank has its singular points; the higher the rank the more of them. At these points, influences whose physical magnitude is too small to be taken account of by a finite being may produce results of the greatest importance.
JAMES CLERK MAXWELL

Above Certain Every Existence Influence Magnitude More Physical Point Rank Singular Them These
Colour as perceived by us is a function of three independent variables at least three are I think sufficient, but time will show if I thrive.
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Course Function Independent Least Perceived Show Sufficient Think Three Thrive Time Variable
Thus number may be said to rule the whole world of quantity, and the four rules of arithmetic may be regarded as the complete equipment of the mathematician.
JAMES CLERK MAXWELL

Complete Equipment Four Mathematician Number Quality Regard Rule Said Whole World

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