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==Astronomy== * [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] publishes ''Exposition du système du monde'', his work on astronomy (mainly celestial mechanics) following [[Isaac Newton|Newton]] and [[Joseph Louis Lagrange|Lagrange]]. He develops an analytical theory of tides, deduces the mass of the Moon, improves the calculation of cosmic orbits, and predicts that Saturn's rings will be found to rotate. Most notably, he propounds the modern [[nebular hypothesis]], independently outlined by [[Immanuel Kant|Kant]].
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