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The plaque is mounted on the front of Alexander Stoddart's statue of Maxwell, in George Street, Edinburgh (alas my image of the statue fails to upload). Considering his achievements Maxwell seems to be a bit underrated, has statue a relatively recent memorial seems strange given that he is often ranked with the genius of Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein. Maxwell was undoubtedly a better scientist than poet but he loved poetry, particularly in Scots and produced quite a body of work, here is an example that touches on his more work-a-day concerns: SONG OF THE EDINBURGH ACADEMICIAN If ony here has got an ear, He'd better tak’ a haud o’ me, Or I'll begin, wi’ roarin’ din, To cheer our old Academy. Dear old Academy, Queer old Academy, A merry lot we were, I wot, When at the old Academy. There's some may think me crouse wi’ drink, And some may think it mad o’ me, But ither some will gladly come And cheer our old Academy. Some set their hopes on Kings and Popes, But, o’ the sons of Adam, he Was first, without the smallest doubt, That built the first Academy. Let Pedants seek for scraps of Greek, Their lingo to Macadamize; Gie me the sense, without pretence, That comes o’ Scots Academies. Let scholars all, both grit and small, Of Learning mourn the sad demise; That's as they think, but we will drink Good luck to Scots Academies. James Clerk Maxwell 1831 - 1879. (This image represents an Open Plaques entry) |
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Author | summonedbyfells |
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