Mathematician & astronomer
Pierre-Simon Laplace
Showed the solar system was stable without divine intervention, and when Napoleon asked where God came into it, replied that he had no need of that hypothesis.
Pierre-Simon, Marquis de Laplace was a French polymath, a scholar whose work has been instrumental in the fields of physics, astronomy, mathematics, engineering, statistics, and philosophy. He summarized and extended the work of his predecessors in his five-volume Mécanique céleste (1799 to 1825). This work translated the geometric study of classical mechanics to one based on calculus, opening up a broader range of problems. Laplace also popularized and further confirmed Sir Isaac Newton's work. In statistics, the Bayesian interpretation of probability was developed mainly by Laplace.
- Born
- 1749-03-23, Beaumont-en-Auge, FranceA Sunday
- Died
- 1827-03-05, Paris, FranceA Monday, aged 77
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1749-03-23, Beaumont-en-Auge, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 2°59′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 6°13′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 23°34′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Pisces | 12°06′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 22°25′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 11°38′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 20°02′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 19°51′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 22°39′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 1°44′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1827-03-05, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 14°10′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 11°06′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 25°00′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 27°32′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 20°18′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 12°34′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 29°10′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 26°50′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 15°40′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aries | 4°19′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Pierre-Simon Laplace was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.