Pierre Simon Laplace, 1749-1827: A Determined Scientist
- ISBN-10
- 0674018923
- ISBN-13
- 9780674018921
- Category
- Celestial mechanics
- Pages
- 310
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Authors
- Roger Hahn, Roger Hahan
Description
Often called the Newton of France, Pierre Simon Laplace has been called the greatest scientist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In this compact biography, Hahn illuminates the man in his historical setting. This book reflects a lifetime of thinking and research on a singularly important figure in the annals of Enlightenment science.
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