What is "laplace"

Usage examples of "laplace".

Although the literature of France could boast of many men of great talent, such as La Harpe, who died during the Consulate, Ducis, Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Chenier, and Lemercier, yet they could not be compared with Lagrange, Laplace, Monge, Fourcroy, Berthollet, and Cuvier, whose labours have so prodigiously extended the limits of human knowledge.

Colonel Laplace took up a position looking out at his sergeants, who had already returned to their seats.

After forty years in the Royal Marines, Laplace had his timing perfected.

Many of the sergeants were still in the serving line when Colonel Laplace stood and started talking.

But Truscott was uncertain how many troops to assign to that, so he added a second-level note to confer with Colonel Laplace before finalizing that order.

Newtonian mechanic, Laplace was profoundly influenced by the power of Newtonian law.

Harrison mumbled, using his face to point in the direction that would lead them directly to the small town of Laplace on the outskirts of New Orleans.

Catching a ride at the outskirts of Laplace had been a breeze for Harrison, who selected this truck because it was headed back east, and the closest city, New Orleans, was to the east.

It was developed by the French astronomer Laplace, and is often known by his name.

The view held by Laplace was to the effect that not only our own solar system, but the centres of all the other similar systems, the fixed stars, were originally in this gaseous state, the material being disseminated throughout all parts of the heavenly realm, or at least in that portion of the universe of which we are permitted to know something.

Freddie Laplace, a skinny little guy with a highly developed sense of self-preservation, pointed down into a shell hole that was rapidly turning into a pond.

Freddie Laplace sounded impressed as all get out Lucille just took it in stride, the way she did most things.

But only Lucille Potter crouched by Freddie Laplace when Daniels reached him.

Mutt was wondering whether Laplace would keep that leg, not about his walking on it.

Mutt stooped with Lucille Potter and got Laplace upright, with one of his arms draped over each of their shoulders.