Pierre-Simon Laplace Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Pierre-Simon Laplace, based on 4 World History Database records associated with France.

4 records1796–18024 events1 places

Chronological biography

1796

Black Holes1796

Science / Astronomy

Laplace discusses bodies so massive that their escape velocity exceeds the speed of light, an early Newtonian precursor to the black-hole concept.

Dark Bodies1796

Science / Astronomy · Mathematician · Paris

Discusses massive dark bodies whose gravity could prevent light escaping in Newtonian theory.

1797

Jupiter-Saturn Inequality1797

Science / Astronomy · Mathematician · Paris

Explains the long-period inequality in the motions of Jupiter and Saturn through gravitational perturbations.

1802

Celestial Mechanics1802

Science / Astronomy · Mathematician · Paris

Publishes celestial-mechanics work treating gravitational perturbations involving Jupiter.

Titles and roles

Mathematician

Record provenance

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