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THE explanation of the reason for the existence of the Second Law of Thermodynamics and the meaning of entropy has always been inadequate, but the use of the logarithmic temperature scale1 helps to simplify the fundamental concepts.
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DONALD, M. Thermodynamics and the Logarithmic Temperature Scale. Nature 157, 624–625 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/157624c0
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