In his scientific description of electromagnetism, Maxwell used what he called a "heretical form" of quaternion algebra, stating emphatically that tensors and vectors were inadequate to fully encapsulate the electromagnetic fields and forces.
Maxwell used. This was in his scientific description of electromagnetism. He called a "heretical form" of quaternion algebra. Tensors and vectors were inadequate to fully encapsulate the electromagnetic fields and forces. This was what A was stating emphatically.