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Of the laws of chance, or, a method of calculation of the hazards of game, plainly demonstrated, and applied to games at present most in use; which may be easily extended to the most intricate cases of chance imaginable. The fourth edition, revis'd by John Ham. By whom is added, a demonstration of the gain of the banker in any Circumstance of the game call'd Pharaon; and how to determine the odds at the Ace of Hearts or Fair Chance; with the arithmetical solution of some questions relating to lotteries; and a few remarks upon Hazard and Backgammon.

Title: Of the laws of chance, [electronic resource] : or, a method of calculation of the hazards of game, plainly demonstrated, and applied to games at present most in use; which may be easily extended to the most intricate cases of chance imaginable. The fourth edition, revis'd by John Ham. By whom is added, a demonstration of the gain of the banker in any Circumstance of the game call'd Pharaon; and how to determine the odds at the Ace of Hearts or Fair Chance; with the arithmetical solution of some questions relating to lotteries; and a few remarks upon Hazard and Backgammon.
Author: Huygens, Christiaan, 1629-1695.
Publication: London : printed for B. Motte and C. Bathurst, at the Middle-Temple Gate in Fleet-Street, M.DCC.XXXVIII. [1738]

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x,[2],100p.; 8⁰.

Uniform Title

De ratiociniis in ludo aleae. English

Alternative Title

De ratiociniis in ludo aleae.

Subject

Note

Anonymous. By Christiaan Huygens.
A translation, by John Arbuthnot, of 'De ratiociniis in ludo aleae'.
Reproduction of original from Harvard University Houghton Library.

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English Short Title Catalog

Reproduction (note)

Electronic reproduction.

OCLC

642109097
ECCO1-N10537

Author

Huygens, Christiaan, 1629-1695.

Title

Of the laws of chance, [electronic resource] : or, a method of calculation of the hazards of game, plainly demonstrated, and applied to games at present most in use; which may be easily extended to the most intricate cases of chance imaginable. The fourth edition, revis'd by John Ham. By whom is added, a demonstration of the gain of the banker in any Circumstance of the game call'd Pharaon; and how to determine the odds at the Ace of Hearts or Fair Chance; with the arithmetical solution of some questions relating to lotteries; and a few remarks upon Hazard and Backgammon.

Imprint

London : printed for B. Motte and C. Bathurst, at the Middle-Temple Gate in Fleet-Street, M.DCC.XXXVIII. [1738]

Reproduction

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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English Short Title Catalog, N10537.

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Place of Publication

Great Britain England London.

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