The exchange is reported by Victor Hugo (who in turn was citing François Arago) as: - Pierre-Simon Laplace
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About Pierre-Simon Laplace
Pierre-Simon Laplace (23 March 1749 – 5 March 1827) was a French mathematician and astronomer, discoverer of the Laplace transform and Laplace's equation.
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Pierre Simon Laplace
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Pierre Simon, Marquis de Laplace
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Pierre Simon Marquis de Laplace
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Pierre-Simon, Marquis de Laplace
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Pierre-Simon de Laplace
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Laplace
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P.S. de Laplace
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P.-S. de Laplace
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On demandait à Laplace quel était selon lui le plus grand mathématicien de l'Allemagne. C'est Pfaff, répondit-il. - Je croyais, reprit l'interlocuteur, que Gauss lui était supérieur. - Mais, s'écria Laplace, vous me demandez quel est le plus grand mathématicien de l'Allemagne, et Gauss est le plus grand mathématicien de l'Europe.
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