La·place (l -pläs , lä-), Marquis Pierre Simon de 1749-1827. 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. |
Laplace (French) [laplas]
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(Biographies / Laplace, Pierre Simon (1749-1827) M, French, SCIENCE: mathematician, SCIENCE: physicist, SCIENCE: astronomer) 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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| Noun | 1. |  Laplace - French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar system and who developed the theory of probability (1749-1827) |
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