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For decades the normal distribution was known as Gaussian distribution. In what year the distribution became known as normal distribution and what was the incentive behind the name change? Conduct a search on the topic of "history of normal distribution" and write a couple of paragraphs on the contributions made toward normal distribution by at least two of the following mathematicians.

Abraham De Moivre

Carl Friedrich Gauss

Adolphe Quetelet

Pierre-Simon Laplace

Robert Adrain

If you find any other mathematician who has contributed to normal distribution, please feel free to add the mathematician to your list.

Make sure to cite your references.