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Pierre Simon de Laplace

DEFINITIONS OF: Pierre Simon de Laplace

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n 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)

Synonyms:
Laplace, Marquis de Laplace
Example of:
astronomer, stargazer, uranologist
a physicist who studies astronomy
mathematician
a person skilled in mathematics
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