The French mathematician Pierre-Simon Laplace, working at the École Polytechnique in Paris, recommended the machine for use as a teaching aid, and thus it came to the attention of Léon Foucault.
Para matematikawan Prancis Pierre-Simon Laplace , bekerja di École Polytechnique di Paris, direkomendasikan mesin untuk digunakan sebagai bantuan pengajaran, dan dengan demikian ia datang ke perhatian Léon Foucault .