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[[Image:Laplace.jpeg|right|180px]]
[[Image:Laplace.jpeg|right|180px]]
'''Pierre Simon Laplace''' (Beaumont-en-Auge, 1749 - París, 1827) was a [[French]] [[astronomer]] and [[mathematician]]. Laplace is considered one of the greatest scientists of all time.
'''Pierre Simon Laplace''' (Beaumont-en-Auge, 1749 - Paris, 1827) was a [[French]] [[astronomer]] and [[mathematician]]. Laplace is considered one of the greatest scientists of all time.
His works are contained in his five volume ''"Celestial Mechanics"'' (1799-1825). French scientists, especially Laplace developed and systematized [[Isaac Newton]]'s ideas into modern Classical mechanics in the late 18th century.
His works are contained in his five volume ''"Celestial Mechanics"'' (1799-1825). French scientists, especially Laplace developed and systematized [[Isaac Newton]]'s ideas into modern Classical mechanics in the late 18th century.