A Philosophical Essay On Probabilities. Translated from the Sixth Edition.

Laplace, Pierre Simon [Marquis de]; Truscott, Frederick Wilson (Translator); Emory, Frederick Lincoln (Translator); Bell, E. T. (Introductory Note); Truscott, Frederick Wilson

ISBN 10: 1297641760 / ISBN 13: 9781297641763

Published by Dover Publications, Inc., New York

About this Item

Rare 1951 edition in original red cloth published by Dover. Translated from the Sixth Edition by Frederick Wilson Truscott and Frederick Lincoln Emory with and introductory note by E.T. Bell. Good condition with ex-library stamps on the edges of the text-block. The covers look nice with only light shelf wear; however, the library call number can be discerned on the spine. The binding is tight. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. Small scuff on front flyleaf. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Philosophical Essay On Probabilities. Translated from the Sixth Edition.
• Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc., New York
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1297641760
• ISBN 13: 9781297641763
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Truscott, Frederick Wilson
• Edition: 6th Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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About the Author

Pierre Simon is Charge de recherche, CNRS, at Universite Lyon 1, France. He completed his PhD at Universite Paris-Sud, Orsay under the supervision of Elisabeth Bourscaren. His thesis, 'Ordre et stabilite dans les theories NIP', received the 2012 Sacks Prize for the best thesis in logic that year as well as the Perrissin-Pirasset/Schneider prize from the Chancellerie des Universites de Paris.