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The fundamental laws of the universe which correspond to the two fundamental theorems of the mechanical theory of heat. 1. The energy of the universe is constant. 2. The entropy of the universe tends to a maximum.
Rudolf Clausius
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Rudolf Clausius
Age: 66 †
Born: 1822
Born: January 2
Died: 1888
Died: August 24
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Köslin
Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius
Rudolf Gottlieb
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