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Definition of Marquis de laplace
1. Noun. 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).
Generic synonyms: Astronomer, Stargazer, Uranologist, Mathematician
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marquis De Laplace
Literary usage of Marquis de laplace
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Edinburgh Journal of Science by Royal Society of Edinburgh (1829)
"marquis de laplace. ments, on the statical properties of electricity, on the
velocity of sound, on molecular action, and on the properties of gases, ..."
2. The Edinburgh Journal of Science by Sir David Brewster (1829)
"I.—Historical Eloge of the marquis de laplace.* BY M. LE BARON FOURIER. THE name
of Laplace has been heard in every part of the world where the sciences are ..."
3. Histoire Des Sciences Mathématiques Et Physiques by Maximilien Marie (1887)
"Le marquis de Laplace, réaction- :t ultra-royaliste, ne renie que lui-même ; ses
pairs ne it peut-être en lui qu'un fils de rustre, mais sa présence ux ..."
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