noun
French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar system and who developed the theory of probability (1749-1827)
• Syn: ↑Marquis de Laplace, ↑Pierre Simon de Laplace
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑mathematician, ↑astronomer, ↑uranologist, ↑stargazer
Useful english dictionary. 2012.