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Aulus Cornelius Celsus (BC 25-AD 50), an ancient Roman Latin writer and compiler of encyclopedias, has been known as the “Cicero of medicine”. Celsus spread a lot of Greek scientific knowledge in beautiful Latin, published a treatise on medicine in a popular and concise way. Celsus published a book called De Medicina, which opened the history of modern pathology. This book had strong practicability and made a clear distinction between food therapy, drug therapy and surgery, which had a systematic influence on the development of western medicine. Celsus put forword primary prevention and held the view of that diet was the definitive treatment. He also discussed the empiricism and rationalism of medicine, which focused on individualized treatment to achieve the best results.
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Pierre Simon Laplace (1749-1827), known as "Newton of France", was the founder of analytical probability theory, invented Laplace’s law and integrated celestial mechanics. He promoted the development of analytical probability theory, led classical probability theory to follow the world trend, and also laid a solid foundation for the emergence of modern probability theory. He actively extended the application of probability theory to the fields of decision-making theory and maritime insurance. Laplace's law was not only applied in the field of physics, but also in the field of medicine, especially in cardiovascular, urology, anorectal and other disciplines, which is crucial for the interpretation of clinical symptoms and the selection of treatment methods. Laplace also used calculus to explore classical mechanics, successfully explained Newton's legacy of multi-planetary interaction.