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World Service,23 Aug 1995,8 mins

Second Law of Thermodynamics

Laws of Nature

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'Heat cannot of itself pass from one body to a hotter body'. Understanding the second law of thermodynamics and what it has to do with the order of the universe. Flanders and Swann illustrate with song.

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