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Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College: Pierre Simon Laplace (1749 1827)

For Students 9th - 10th
The events of the life of Pierre Laplace are presented in a timeline form. The biographical information is taken from "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics" by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908).
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Laplace Limit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This page gives a brief explanation of the Laplace limit, the value of "e" "for which Laplace's formula for solving Kepler's equation begins diverging."
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Pierre Simon Laplace

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the life and contributions to the study of mathematics of Pierre-Simon Laplace in this article.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Pierre Simon Laplace Long Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a long detailed biography of Pierre-Simon Laplace.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Normal Distribution of Random Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th
Using the Random object in JavaScript, a normal distribution of random numbers is created.