Laplace, Marquis Pierre-Simon de (1749–1827)

Marquis Pierre-Simon de Laplace, French mathematician and cosmologist, sought to explain the origin of the universe in terms of mathematics, physics, and philosophy. Although his conceptual reference for the temporal framework of the universe is not evident, other than under the ...

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