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History questions are welcome on this site whenever they have any bearing on our modern understanding of physics. However, if a question has only minimal or null bearing on our current understanding, or it specifically requires a historian's skills, toolset, and mindset to answer, then it should be migrated to the History of Science and Maths site. See the FAQ on Meta for more information.

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What gave Carnot the idea for entropy?

Okay, I'd like to preface this by saying I have done a lot of research on the idea of entropy, and nothing has clicked. Chaos doesn't have any mathematical value, and frankly, its entirely too vague. …
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