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).
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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 [ Ссылка ]
Link to poem: (Aug 10, 1871) Nature Magazine vol. 4 p. 291 [ Ссылка ]
