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  1. Pierre-Simon Laplace - Wikipedia

    Pierre-Simon, Marquis de Laplace (/ ləˈplɑːs /; French: [pjɛʁ simɔ̃ laplas]; 23 March 1749 – 5 March 1827) was a French polymath, a scholar whose work has been instrumental in the fields …

  2. Pierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace | Biography & Facts | Britannica

    Pierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace (born March 23, 1749, Beaumount-en-Auge, Normandy, France—died March 5, 1827, Paris) was a French mathematician, astronomer, and physicist …

  3. Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749 - 1827) - Biography - MacTutor …

    Mar 23, 2012 · Pierre-Simon Laplace proved the stability of the solar system. In analysis Laplace introduced the potential function and Laplace coefficients. He also put the theory of …

  4. Pierre-Simon Laplace - New World Encyclopedia

    Pierre-Simon, Marquis de Laplace (March 23, 1749 – March 5, 1827) was a French mathematician and astronomer who conclusively demonstrated the stability of the Solar …

  5. Pierre-Simon Laplace - History of Math and Technology

    Pierre-Simon Laplace, born on March 23, 1749, in Beaumont-en-Auge, Normandy, France, was one of the most influential mathematicians and astronomers of the 18th and early 19th centuries.

  6. Laplace, Pierre-Simon Marquis de - Encyclopedia of Mathematics

    Oct 28, 2023 · Pierre-Simon Laplace was the most prominent exponent of 19th century probability theory. His major probabilistic work, the Théorie analytique des probabilités considerably …

  7. Pierre-Simon Laplace - Biography, Facts and Pictures

    Pierre-Simon Laplace was a prominent French mathematical physicist and astronomer of the 19th century, who made crucial contributions in the arena of planetary motion by applying Sir Isaac …

  8. Pierre-Simon Laplace - Encyclopedia.com

    P ierre-Simon Laplace, sometimes called "the Newton of France," was a mathematician and astronomer who made many important contributions to the fields of mathematical astronomy …

  9. Pierre-Simon Laplace | Research Starters - EBSCO

    Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749-1827) was a prominent French mathematician and astronomer, renowned for his foundational work in probability theory and celestial mechanics.

  10. Pierre-Simon Laplace - scientificlib.com

    He is also the discoverer of Laplace's equation. Although the Laplace transform is named in honor of Pierre-Simon Laplace, who used the transform in his work on probability theory, the …