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In which year did James Clerk Maxwell publish "A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field"?
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James Clerk Maxwell published "A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field" in 1865. This groundbreaking work demonstrated that electric and magnetic fields travel through space as waves moving at the speed of light, and it unified light and electrical phenomena.
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