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{{quote|The law that entropy always increases holds, I think, the supreme position among the [[Laws of science|laws of Nature]]. If someone points out to you that your pet theory of the [[universe]] is in disagreement with [[Maxwell's equations]] – then so much the worse for Maxwell's equations. If it is found to be contradicted by observation – well, these experimentalists do bungle things sometimes. But if your theory is found to be against the second law of thermodynamics I can give you no hope; there is nothing for it but to collapse in deepest humiliation.|Sir [[Arthur Stanley Eddington]], ''The Nature of the Physical World'' (1927)}}

{{quote|The law that entropy always increases holds, I think, the supreme position among the [[Laws of science|laws of Nature]]. If someone points out to you that your pet theory of the [[universe]] is in disagreement with [[Maxwell's equations]] – then so much the worse for Maxwell's equations. If it is found to be contradicted by observation – well, these experimentalists do bungle things sometimes. But if your theory is found to be against the second law of thermodynamics I can give you no hope; there is nothing for it but to collapse in deepest humiliation.|Sir [[Arthur Stanley Eddington]], ''The Nature of the Physical World'' (1927)}}

我认为，熵总是增加的定律在自然定律中占有至高无上的地位。如果有人指出您的宇宙宠物理论与麦克斯韦方程不符，那么麦克斯韦方程就遇到麻烦了。如果发现与观察不符，那么，可能是这些实验学家搞砸了。但是，如果发现您的理论违反了热力学第二定律，那么就没有希望了。除了在深深的耻辱中崩溃，别无他法。

我认为，熵总是增加的定律在自然定律中占有至高无上的地位。如果有人指出您的宇宙宠物理论与麦克斯韦方程不符，那么麦克斯韦方程就遇到麻烦了。如果发现与观察不符，那么，可能是这些实验学家搞砸了。但是，如果发现您的理论违反了热力学第二定律，那么就没有希望了。除了在深深的耻辱中崩溃，别无他法。

{{quote|There have been nearly as many formulations of the second law as there have been discussions of it.|Philosopher / Physicist [[Percy Williams Bridgman|P.W. Bridgman]], (1941)}}

{{quote|There have been nearly as many formulations of the second law as there have been discussions of it.|Philosopher / Physicist [[Percy Williams Bridgman|P.W. Bridgman]], (1941)}}