Home›Sources›Pierre-Simon Laplace, Biography (MacTutor History of Mathematics)SourcesPierre-Simon Laplace, Biography (MacTutor History of Mathematics)Biography PageCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextMathematics Atlas. "Pierre-Simon Laplace, Biography (MacTutor History of Mathematics)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://mathematics.interactiveatlas.org/sources/mathshistory-laplace-biography.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextMathematics Atlas. (n.d.). Pierre-Simon Laplace, Biography (MacTutor History of Mathematics). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://mathematics.interactiveatlas.org/sources/mathshistory-laplace-biographyCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{mathematicsatlas-pierre-simon-laplace-biography-mactutor, author = {Mathematics Atlas}, title = {Pierre-Simon Laplace, Biography (MacTutor History of Mathematics)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://mathematics.interactiveatlas.org/sources/mathshistory-laplace-biography}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingFactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (9 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedMacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St AndrewsURLWell-attestedhttps://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Laplace/Source TypeWell-attestedReference WorkAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1SourcesPierre-Simon Laplace, Biography (MacTutor History of Mathematics)tier 1MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St AndrewsView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (9 claims)This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicArticles, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.Branches of Mathematics, 1 claims: 1 connected.Well-attested7ArticlesCompleting What Bayes BeganSourcesPierre-Simon Laplace, Biography (MacTutor History of Mathematics)Connected1Branches of MathematicsProbability and StatisticsGeneral References1ArticlesCompleting What Bayes BeganComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year