Great Astronomers: Pierre-Simon Laplace Robert Stawell Ball

by Robert Stawell Ball

Pierre-Simon, Marquis de Laplace (1749-1827), was a French mathematician and astronomer, sometimes referred to as the French Newton. His work was pivotal to the mathematical development of astronomy, physics, and statistics. He possessed a phenomenal mathematical ability, superior to that of any of his contemporaries. Laplace summarized and extended the work of his predecessors in his five-volume M canique C leste (Celestial Mechanics) (1799-1825)...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1544674376
• ISBN13: 9781544674377
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 26 Pages
• Weight: 0.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"