law of conservation
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Marcus had discovered a calculation that violated the law of conservation of energy, a bedrock scientific principle, tucked inside a new theory on electron behavior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
This is a requirement the equation must satisfy to be consistent with the law of conservation of matter.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Antoine Lavoisier, the French scientist credited with first stating the law of conservation of matter, heated a mixture of tin and air in a sealed flask to produce tin oxide.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
This equation is known as the law of conservation of angular momentum, which may be conserved in collisions.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
It was my favorite episode, the one about the law of conservation of energy.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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