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Pierre-Simon Laplace

Pierre-Simon, Marquis de Laplace (/ləˈplɑːs/; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}French: [pjɛʁ simɔ̃ laplas]; 23 March 1749 – 5 March 1827) was a French polymath, a scholar whose work has been…

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Known for
Work in celestial mechanics Predicting the existence of black holes Bayesian inference Bayesian probability Laplace's equation Laplacian Laplace transform Inverse Laplace transf…
Alma mater
University of Caen
Academic advisors
Jean d'Alembert Christophe Gadbled Pierre Le Canu
Born
(1749-03-23)23 March 1749 Beaumont-en-Auge, Normandy, Kingdom of France
Died
5 March 1827(1827-03-05) (aged 77) Paris, Kingdom of France
Fields
Astronomy and mathematics

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Analysis, probability, and astronomical stability

Tidal dynamics

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Planetary and lunar inequalities

Optics

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Analytic theory of probabilities

Laplace's demon

Laplace transforms

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Pierre-Simon Laplace

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Pierre-Simon Laplace → Jean d'Alembert Christophe Gadbled Pierre Le Canu
Alma mater · 1
Pierre-Simon Laplace → University of Caen
Born · 1
Pierre-Simon Laplace → (1749-03-23)23 March 1749 Beaumont-en-Auge, Normandy, Kingdom of France
Died · 1
Pierre-Simon Laplace → 5 March 1827(1827-03-05) (aged 77) Paris, Kingdom of France
Fields · 1
Pierre-Simon Laplace → Astronomy and mathematics
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Pierre-Simon Laplace → Work in celestial mechanics Predicting the existence of black holes Bayesian inference Bayesian probability Laplace's equation Laplacian Laplace transform Inverse Laplace transf…
Notable students · 1
Pierre-Simon Laplace → Siméon Denis Poisson Napoleon Bonaparte

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Pierre-Simon LaplaceAcademic advisorsJean d'Alembert Christophe Gadbled Pierre Le Canu1.00infobox
Pierre-Simon LaplaceAlma materUniversity of Caen1.00infobox
Pierre-Simon LaplaceBorn(1749-03-23)23 March 1749 Beaumont-en-Auge, Normandy, Kingdom of France1.00infobox
Pierre-Simon LaplaceDied5 March 1827(1827-03-05) (aged 77) Paris, Kingdom of France1.00infobox
Pierre-Simon LaplaceFieldsAstronomy and mathematics1.00infobox
Pierre-Simon LaplaceKnown forWork in celestial mechanics Predicting the existence of black holes Bayesian inference Bayesian probability Laplace's equation Laplacian Laplace transform Inverse Laplace transf…1.00infobox
Pierre-Simon LaplaceNotable studentsSiméon Denis Poisson Napoleon Bonaparte1.00infobox
Pierre-Simon LaplacePreceded byNicolas Marie Quinette1.00infobox
Pierre-Simon LaplacePrime MinisterNapoleon Bonaparte (as First Consul)1.00infobox
Pierre-Simon LaplaceSucceeded byLucien Bonaparte1.00infobox
Pierre-Simon LaplaceWorkplacesÉcole Militaire (1769–1776)1.00infobox
Pierre-Simon Laplacerelated to External linksLaplace0.60section

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