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[[Pierre-Simon, Marquis de Laplace (1749-1827)]] is a [[person]].
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* <B>Context:</B>
** They can (typically) be found in discussions of [[Classical Mechanics]] and [[Celestial Mechanics]] where his equations helped predict the motion of celestial bodies.
** They can (often) be associated with the development of [[Probability Theory]], where his theories laid the groundwork for the modern understanding of probabilities and statistics.
** They can be a figure in the [[Enlightenment Era of Science]] to being a pivotal contributor in the field of [[Determinism]].
** They can be found in physics as [[Laplace's Demon]], a concept that deals with causal determinism in the universe.
** They can be linked to various mathematical concepts like [[Laplace Transform]] and [[Laplace Operator]] in mathematical analysis.
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* <B>Example(s):</B>
** [[Laplace, 1776]], when admitted to the French Academy of Sciences, marked a pivotal year as it recognized his early work in celestial mechanics.
** [[Laplace, 1785]], when they published the first volume of his five-volume series "[[Mécanique Céleste]]," which significantly advanced the field of celestial mechanics.
** [[Laplace, 1812]], when they introduced a seminal work in the form of "[[Théorie Analytique des Probabilités]]," which played a crucial role in the development of statistical and probability theory.
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* <B>Counter-Example(s):</B>
** [[Leonhard Euler (1707-1783)]], contemporary in the [[field of mathematics]] and [[physics field]].
* <B>See:</B> [[Laplace Approximation]], [[Laplace Expansion]], [[Jean d'Alembert]], [[Christophe Gadbled]], [[Siméon Denis Poisson]].
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== References ==
 
=== 2024 ===
* (Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Simon_Laplace Retrieved:2024-4-18.
** '''Pierre-Simon, Marquis de Laplace''' (; ; 23 March 1749&nbsp;– 5 March 1827) was a French [[scholar]] and [[polymath]] whose work was important to the development of [[engineering]], [[mathematics]], [[statistics]], [[physics]], [[astronomy]], and [[philosophy]]. He summarized and extended the work of his predecessors in his five-volume [[Traité de mécanique céleste|''Mécanique céleste'']] (''Celestial Mechanics'') (1799–1825). This work translated the geometric study of [[classical mechanics]] to one based on [[calculus]], opening up a broader range of problems. In statistics, the [[Bayesian probability|Bayesian interpretation]] of probability was developed mainly by Laplace. <ref> Stigler, Stephen M. (1986). ''The History of Statistics: The Measurement of Uncertainty before 1900''. Harvard University Press, Chapter 3. </ref> Laplace formulated [[Laplace's equation]], and pioneered the [[Laplace transform]] which appears in many branches of [[mathematical physics]], a field that he took a leading role in forming. The [[Laplace operator|Laplacian differential operator]], widely used in mathematics, is also named after him. He restated and developed the [[nebular hypothesis]] of the [[origin of the Solar System]] and was one of the first scientists to suggest an idea similar to that of a [[black hole]],  with [[Stephen Hawking]] stating that "Laplace essentially predicted the existence of black holes".<ref name="HE73p364" /> Laplace is regarded as one of the greatest scientists of all time. Sometimes referred to as the ''French [[Isaac Newton|Newton]]'' or ''Newton of France'', he has been described as possessing a phenomenal natural mathematical faculty superior to that of almost all of his contemporaries.<ref name="eb1911"></ref> He was Napoleon's examiner when [[Napoleon]] graduated from the ''[[École Militaire]]'' in Paris in 1785.  Laplace became a count of the [[First French Empire|Empire]] in 1806 and was named a [[marquess|marquis]] in 1817, after the [[Bourbon Restoration in France|Bourbon Restoration]].
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=== 1785 ===
* ([[Laplace, 1785]]) ⇒ [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]]. ([[1785]]). "Mécanique Céleste.” In: French Academy of Sciences.
** It outlines the foundational theories in celestial mechanics and introduces mathematical techniques to predict celestial orbits.
 
=== 1812 ===
* ([[Laplace, 1812]]) ⇒ [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]]. ([[1812]]). "Théorie Analytique des Probabilités.” In: French Academy of Sciences.
** It significantly contributed to the development of probability theory, laying the groundwork for what would later evolve into modern statistical science.
 
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