| − | '''Pierre Simon Laplace''' (Beaumont-en-Auge, 1749 - París, 1827) was a [[French]] [[astronomer]] and [[mathematician]]. His works are described in his five volume ''"Celestial Mechanics"'' (1799-1825). French scientists, especially Laplace developed and systematized Newton's ideas into modern Classical mechanics in the late 18th century. | + | '''Pierre Simon Laplace''' (Beaumont-en-Auge, 1749 - París, 1827) was a [[French]] [[astronomer]] and [[mathematician]]. His works are described 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. |