Laplace
Pierre Si·mon [pyersee-mawn] /pyɛr siˈmɔ̃/ Marquis de, 1749–1827, French astronomer and mathematician.
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The mystery continued to puzzle scientists for nearly a century, until Lord Kelvin guessed in 1882 that the sun’s heating cycle resonated with one of Laplace’s “free oscillations.”
Laplace went on to write a wide-ranging text explaining the mechanics of the heavens without using miracles.
Let us suppose that any one denying the theory of Laplace or the theory of Copernicus would be reviled as an "Infidel."
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordTaken in connection with what we know of the nebulæ, the proof of Laplace's nebular hypothesis may fairly be regarded as complete.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerThe question falls within Laplace's sixth principle, just demonstrated.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart Mill
Pascal incurred no hostilities for his scientific investigations, nor Newton, nor Laplace.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI | John LordThis criticism applies even to the proof given by Laplace, which tacitly assumes the distributive law in multiplication.
William Oughtred | Florian Cajori
British Dictionary definitions for Laplace
/ (French laplas) /
Pierre Simon (pjɛr simɔ̃), Marquis de Laplace. 1749–1827, French mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He formulated the nebular hypothesis (1796). He also developed the theory of probability
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Scientific definitions for Laplace
[ lə-pläs′, lä- ]
French mathematician and astronomer noted for his theory of a nebular origin of the solar system and his investigations into gravity and the stability of planetary motion. He also made important contributions to the theory of probability.
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