UID:
almahu_9948234332802882
Format:
1 online resource (iv, 276 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511693182 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Mathematics
Content:
The work of the Marquis de Laplace (1749-1827) was enormously influential in the development of mathematical physics, astronomy and statistics. Educated in Normandy, he moved to Paris on obtaining a letter of introduction to d'Alembert, who acted as his mentor while he undertook teaching and independent research in probability, statistics and astronomy. Laplace survived the turmoil of the French Revolution, the rise of Napoleon and the restoration of the Bourbons by a series of manoeuvres which gave him a reputation for insincerity and hypocrisy even among his peers who could correctly assess his contributions to science. His Essai philosophique sur les probabilités, first published in 1814, and of which the fifth edition, revised by the author, is presented here, is a fundamental work which establishes six principles of probability in mathematical terms.
Note:
Originally published in Paris : Bachelier, 1825.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781108001724
Language:
French
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511693182
URL:
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