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References
- Florian Cajori, A History of Mathematics, 2nd edition, Macmillan, New York, 1919.
- Roger Hahn, Pierre Simon Laplace (1749–1827): A Determined Scientist, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2005.
- Pierre Simon de Laplace, Mécanique Céleste. Translated with a commentary by Nathaniel Bowditch. Hilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins Publishers, Boston, 1829–39.
Additional Information
- Gerald L. Alexanderson
- Affiliation: Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, California 95053-0290
- MR Author ID: 24640
- Email: galexand@math.scu.edu
- Published electronically: September 25, 2013
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The copyright for this article reverts to public domain 28 years after publication. - Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 51 (2014), 131-135
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-2013-01436-8
- MathSciNet review: 3119824