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1749
Pierre Simon de Laplace was born in Beaumont-en-Auge. A French physicist and mathematician, he further developed Newton's theory of gravitation, establishing a dynamic basis for the solar system and of celestial mechanics. His name is linked to the birth of modern mechanics, which is utilized as a global representation of real physics. The discovery of mathematical instability and the complexity of many phenomena would lead in stages to successfully clarifying many basic propositions. Laplace’s name is also frequently associated with “ejecting the hypothesis of God” from celestial mechanics (a hypothesis present in Newton). This view is captured in an exchange between Laplace and Napoleon, in which Napoleon asked him what role God played in his mechanistic explanation of the solar system, to which Laplace responded, “Sir, I have no need of such a hypothesis.”

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