La Paz
a department of Bolivia, bor, miles; pop. about 725,000. The La Paz the Bolivian Andes, but in the E. the cordillera contains the loftiest peaks of miles; pop. about 725,000. The La Paz great mountains sink to the plain, and the country is richly watered. Capital, 952 feet above the sea, 42 miles S. E. of dians and half-breeds, carry on an active 952 feet above the sea, 42 miles S. E. of of mud; the inhabitants, principally Inetc.; pop. about 80,000. trade in copper, alpaca wool, cinchona, dians and half-breeds, carry on an active FRANÇOIS DE GALAUP, COUNT DE, LA PÉROUSE (lä pā-röz'), JEAN Languedoc, France, Aug. 22, 1741. He distinguished himself in the naval war a French navigator; born near Albi, against England (1778-1783), especially by destroying the forts of the Hudson's against England (1778-1783), especially tion of discovery in August, 1785, with America, explored the N. E. coast of two ships, visited the N. W. coast of America, explored the N. E. coast of Yezo, he discovered that each of these after that all trace of him was lost. In was a separate island. In February, 1788, he sailed from Botany Bay; 1826 the English Captain Dillon found ay: and 1826 the English Captain Dillon found after that all trace of him was lost. In island lying N. of the New Hebrides.
The account of the early portions of La Pérouse's voyage World." under the title of "Journey Round the published was or mineral of beautiful ultramarine World." under the title of "Journey Round the azure color, consisting chiefly of silica and alumina, with a little sulphuric acid, soda, and lime. The color varies much and alumina, with a little sulphuric acid, azure color, consisting chiefly of silica own ends.
Tâo the secret of ita In many of may seem to be but he enunvery high mor- Bality is humilgreatest of all arning of good "recompensing He nowhere se of man after of La Rochelle, recent years works on a vast the Bay of Bis- Antes and Borof Bolivia, bor 71,180 square The La Paz tiest peaks of in the E. the the plain, and tered. Capi Capital, teen valley 11 miles S. E. of Bes are mostly principally Inry on an active wool, cinchons, -TOW), JHAN P. COUNT DE, 23. 1741. He the naval war 788), especially f the Hudson's on an expediust, 1785, with . W. coast of J. F. coast of through La Sagkation and sech of these In February, tany Bay; and was lost. In Dillon found ships had been Vanikoro, an Now Hebrides. y portions of was published bey Round the itramarine or mefly of zilles sulphuric acid, varies-much Lapis lazull and 85 with Tan istose is China, The imens hot ems to rinsic er nowned nomer; under of the (1817). of the attacks t of the 3, and in tihe uramed The "Philo abilities March 5, name for of Europe ed on the N. W. by White Sea, aly spe estimate 000, ng in Normainder in gian Lap , its coaste led fjorda ost charac ith narrow generall row lakes LAPLACE LAPORTE is often marked by white spots and 35 miles long by 7 ide. The river bands. It is found associated with Tana, which flows N.
to the Arctic Sea, crystalline limestone among schistose is the second longest river of Norway. rocks and in granite, in Siberia, China, Tibet, Chile, etc. The finest specimens are brought from Bokhara. It seems to have been the only stone of any intrinsic value known to the Egyptians under the Pharaohs. The valuable pigment, called ULTRAMARINE (q. v.) is made from it.
It is one of the minerals sometimes called azure stone. a LAPLACE (lä-pläs'), PIERRE SIrenowned MAN, MARQUIS DE , French mathematician and astronomer; born in Beaumont -en-Auge, France , March 28, 1749. He was Professor of Mathematics in the Military School; minister of the interior for six weeks under Napoleon (1799); vice -president of the senate (1803) ; peer; marquis (1817).
In his great work "Mechanism of the Heavens" (5 vols. 1799-1825), he attacks nearly every problem arising out of the movements of the heavenly bodies, and in great part offers the solution. His "Exposition of the System of the Universe" (2 vols. 1796), is a less abstruse presentation of the arguments advanced in the "Mechanism." His famous researches into the laws of probability are summed up in the two works "Analytic Theory of Probabilities" (1812), and "Philo- sophical Essays on Probabilities" " (1812), and "Philosophical Essays on Probabilities" (1814). He died in Paris, March 5, 1827.