English noun: Pierre Simon de Laplace | |||
| 1. | Pierre Simon de Laplace (person) 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 | ||
| Instance hypernym | astronomer, mathematician, stargazer, uranologist | ||