Well if you say it with anger, it must be true. Except it's not, and I have Q to thank for opening my eyes to the possibility it's not. Nice little tidbit in here (probably the real purpose of the book) about a little-known off the cuff lecture Faraday gave on the aether.
https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Spinning-Magnet-Audiobook/B078KJ6WV5