Physical law, a scientific generalization based upon empirical observation
The formula "law of nature" first appears as "a live metaphor" favored by Latin poets Lucretius, Virgil, Ovid, Manilius, in time gaining a firm theoretical presence in the prose treatises of Seneca and Pliny.
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Lipton's research interests focused on the philosophy of science, including topics such as explanation, inference, testing, theory change, laws of nature, and scientific realism.
Joule's first law (Joule heating), a physical law expressing the relationship between the heat generated and current flowing through a conductor.