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Laplace Pierre Simon
(1749—1827)

French physicist and mathematician who put the final capstone on mathematical astronomy by summarizing and extending the work of his predecessors in his five volume Mécanique Céleste (Celestial Mechanics) (1799-1825). This work was important because it translated the geometrical study of mechanics used by Newton to one based on calculus,... More...

France, 1955, Laplace

Guinea, 2008, Pierre-Simon Laplace

France, 1955.06.11, Beaumont. Laplace