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Laws of Nature

A series explaining scientific laws in layman's terms

World Service,5 episodes

Episodes

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Second Law of Thermodynamics
Explaining the second law of thermodynamics
23 Aug 1995,8 mins
Ohm's Law
Explaining Ohm's Law and telling the story of its discovery
23 Aug 1995,8 mins
Archimedes' Principle
Explaining the eureka moment of Archimedes' principle
06 Sep 1995,8 mins
Fluid Drag
Explaning Lord Rayleigh's formula for 'drag equation'
14 Sep 1995,8 mins
Hooke's Law
Explaining Hooke's Law, which was devised by Robert Hooke in 1660
20 Sep 1995,8 mins