Three laws

Three laws

The Three Laws may refer to:

*Three Laws of Robotics, written by Isaac Asimov
**"Three Laws of Robotic Sexuality", parodies Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics
*Laws of thermodynamics, describe the specifics for the transport of heat and work
*Newton's laws of motion, form the basis for classical mechanics
*Kepler's laws of planetary motion, challenged Aristotelean and Ptolemaic astronomy and physics
*The Three Laws (band), a London-based synthesiser band formed in 1980
*Clarke's three laws, of prediction, "When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right..."
*Law of three stages is an idea developed by Auguste Comte.


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