James Clerk Maxwell — "In the very beginning of science, the parsons, who managed things then, Being ha…"

In the very beginning of science, the parsons, who managed things then, Being handy with hammer and chisel, made gods in the likeness o' men; Till Commerce arose and at length some men of exceptional power Supplanted both demons and gods by the atoms, which last to this hour.
James Clerk Maxwell — James Clerk Maxwell Modern · Electromagnetic theory

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From a poem or satirical verse, reflecting a critical view of the historical relationship between religion and science.

Date: Undated, but from his collected works.

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