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The doctrine of chances or, a method of calculating the probabilities of events in play. The second edition, fuller, clearer, and more correct than the first By A. de Moivre, Fellow of the Royal Society, and Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Berlin.

Title
The doctrine of chances [electronic resource] : or, a method of calculating the probabilities of events in play. The second edition, fuller, clearer, and more correct than the first By A. de Moivre, Fellow of the Royal Society, and Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Berlin.
Author
Moivre, Abraham de, 1667-1754.
Publication
London : printed for the author, by H. Woodfall, without Temple-Bar, M.DCC.XXXVIII. [1738]

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Additional Authors
Gale (Firm)
Description
[4],xiv,258,[2]p.; 4⁰.
Uniform Title
Eighteenth century collections online.
Subject
  • Probabilities
  • Games of chance (Mathematics)
  • Mathematics > Early works to 1800
Note
  • With a final errata leaf.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 83463317
  • T33064
Author
Moivre, Abraham de, 1667-1754.
Title
The doctrine of chances [electronic resource] : or, a method of calculating the probabilities of events in play. The second edition, fuller, clearer, and more correct than the first By A. de Moivre, Fellow of the Royal Society, and Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Berlin.
Imprint
London : printed for the author, by H. Woodfall, without Temple-Bar, M.DCC.XXXVIII. [1738]
Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T33064.
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Full text online - available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
Added Author
Gale (Firm)
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