The universe is like a machine in which the motion of certain parts is determined by that of others, only nothing is determined about the motion of the whole machine.


History and Root of the Principle of the Conservation of Energy, Chapter IV (p. 62)


The universe is like a machine in which the motion of certain parts is determined by that of others, only nothing is determined about the motion of...

The universe is like a machine in which the motion of certain parts is determined by that of others, only nothing is determined about the motion of...

The universe is like a machine in which the motion of certain parts is determined by that of others, only nothing is determined about the motion of...

The universe is like a machine in which the motion of certain parts is determined by that of others, only nothing is determined about the motion of...