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Maxwell (famous for Maxwell's equations & more) wrote this little ditty about the British Association of the Advancement of Science which he called "The British Ass" (ass as in donkey, not behind, but still funny IMHO). http://www.KathyLovesPhysics.com Learn more about Maxwell's Equations: https://youtu.be/aFYKKSoXC5Y Link to letter which references "British Ass": See Maxwell to Peter Tait (Aug 27, 1874) The Scientific Letters and Papers of James Clerk Maxwell: Vol 3 (1990) p. 99 https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Scientific_Letters_and_Papers_of_Jam/JbNK9lRLHPEC?hl=en&gbpv=0 Link to poem: (Aug 10, 1871) Nature Magazine vol. 4 p. 291 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Nature/IogCAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0