Philosophical Essay on Probabilities (Sources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Vol. 13)

Laplace, Pierre-Simon; Dale, A.I. [Editor]; Dale, A.I. [Translator];

ISBN 10: 0387943498 / ISBN 13: 9780387943497

Published by Springer, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Philosophical Essay on Probabilities (Sources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Vol. 13)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387943498
• ISBN 13: 9780387943497
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New
• Weight: 46 ounces

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Synopsis

Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749-1827) is remembered amoung probabilitists today particularly for his "Theorie analytique des probabilites", published in 1812. This is a thorough and modern translation based on the recent re-issue, with its voluminous notes, of the fifth edition of 1826, with preface by Rene Thom and postscript by Bernard Bru. In the second part of the book, the reader is provided with an extensive commentary by the translator including valuable histographical and mathematical remarks and various proofs.

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This philosophical Essay is an expanded version of a lecture on probability the author gave in 1795 at the Ecoles Normales, whither he had been called a professor of mathematics with Lagrange by decree of the National Convention.