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Pierre-Simon Laplace

Also known as Pierre Simon, Marquis de Laplace, Pierre Simon Marquis de Laplace, Pierre-Simon, Marquis de Laplace

French mathematician and astronomer (1749–1827)

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Pierre-Simon Laplace was born on 1749-03-23 and died on 1827-03-04 or 1827-03-05. He was the 1st Marquis of Laplace and had two children. His notable works include *Philosophical Essay on Probabilities* (*Essai Philosophique Sur les Probabilités*), *Séances des Écoles Normales; Volume 1*, and *Oeuvres de Laplace* (Volumes 2 and 4). He is recognized in the collections of the Royal Society, the Academie Francaise, and the American Academy Arts Sciences.

Laplace is associated with several quotes, including "Lisez Euler, lisez Euler, c'est notre maître à tous." and "Ce que nous connaissons est peu de chose, ce que nous ignorons est immense." He has been referenced by 703 other encyclopedia articles. His works appear in various catalogs, with counts ranging from 5 to 34 across different databases.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 16

Top works

Séances des Écoles Normales; Volume 1
Philosophical Essay on Probabilities
Essai Philosophique Sur les Probabilités
Oeuvres de Laplace; Volume 4
Oeuvres de Laplace; Volume 2

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Type: Group
Origin: Mexico
Active from: 1987

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Discography

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Listeners: 2
Total plays: 2

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2
· 2014 · cited 88,486x
Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses
· 2003 · cited 52,664x
Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,565x
PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation
· 2018 · cited 36,205x
Going deeper with convolutions
· 2015 · cited 32,870x

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Quotes

“"On voit, par cet Essai, que la théorie des probabilités n'est, au fond, que le bon sens réduit au calcul; elle fait apprécier avec exactitude ce que les esprits justes sentent par une sorte d'instinct, sans qu'ils puissent souvent s'en rendre compte."”
“"Les questions les plus importantes de la vie ne sont en effet, pour la plupart, que des problèmes de probabilité." Théorie analytique des probabilités, 1812.”
“"La dernière chose que nous attendions de vous, Général, est une leçon de géométrie !"”
“"Ce que nous connaissons est peu de chose, ce que nous ignorons est immense."”
“"L'homme ne poursuit que des chimères."”
“"Lisez Euler, lisez Euler, c'est notre maître à tous."”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Beaumont-en-Auge
Place of death: Paris
Occupation: writer
Educated at: University of Caen Normandy
Employer: French Academy of Sciences
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Religion: agnosticism
Award: 72 names on the Eiffel Tower
Noble title: Marquess
Doctoral advisor: Jean Le Rond d'Alembert
Doctoral student: Jean-Baptiste Biot
Field of work: astronomy
Image: Pierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace (1745-1827) - Guérin.jpg
Number of children: 2
Residence: Arcueil

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date of death: 1827-03-05
Commons category: Pierre Simon Laplace, 1st Marquis of Laplace
member of: Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony
date of birth: 1749-03-23
Commons Creator page: Pierre-Simon Laplace
topic's main category: Category:Pierre-Simon Laplace
Commons gallery: Pierre Simon Laplace, 1st Marquis of Laplace
name in native language: Pierre Simon Laplace
influenced by: Leonhard Euler
writing language: French
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has works in the collection: ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
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maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics

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Works in European collections

34 objects attributed to Pierre-Simon Laplace, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Pierre-Simon, Marquis de Laplace (/ləˈplɑːs/; French: [pjɛʁ simɔ̃ laplas]; 23 March 1749 – 5 March 1827) was a French polymath, a scholar whose work has been instrumental in the fields of physics, astronomy, mathematics, engineering, statistics, and philosophy. He summarized and extended the work of his predecessors in his five-volume 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. Laplace also popularized and further confirmed Sir Isaac Newton's work. In statistics, the Bayesian interpretation of probability was developed mainly by Laplace.

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 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". He originated Laplace's demon, which is a hypothetical all-predicting intellect. He also refined Newton's calculation of the speed of sound to derive a more accurate measurement.

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